Burel Hill

Burel Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Бурел, ‘Halm Burel’ \'h&lm 'bu-rel\) is an ice-free hill rising 152 metres (499 ft) in the northwest part of Desolation Island off Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

It surmounts Kozma Cove to the east, and Hero Bay to the south and southwest.

The hill is named after the Burel region in Western Bulgaria.

Burel Hill is located at 62°27′12.6″S 60°21′35″W / 62.453500°S 60.35972°W / -62.453500; -60.35972, which is 2.1 km (1.3 mi) north-northwest of Iratais Point and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) south-southeast of Cape Danger.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Location of Desolation Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.