Baliza Hill
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Peak40 metres (130 ft)
ContinentAntarctica
| Baliza Hill | |
|---|---|
 Baliza Hill (in the right extremity of Half Moon Island) from Kuzman Knoll, Livingston Island, with Greenwich Island in the background | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Baliza Hill | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Island | Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands |
| Range coordinates | 62°35′46″S 59°53′53.4″W / 62.59611°S 59.898167°W |
Baliza Hill is the conspicuous rocky hill rising to 40 metres (130 ft) in the southeast extremity of Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Menguante Cove to the north-northwest, McFarlane Strait to the northeast and east, and Mugla Passage to the south. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Yankee Harbour.
The feature's name is descriptive (Spanish for ‘beacon’) and appeared in a 2000 publication following Argentine ornithological research on the island, and in the 2005 and 2009 Bulgarian maps of Livingston Island.
