Information About

Khitrov Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 26' 57.001" N,
143 ° 28' 27.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

3966 ft (1208.84 m)

Khitrov Hills in Detail.

About

Between Bering Glacier on the E and S, Steller Glacier on the W, and on the N, an unnamed icefield tributary, 42 mi. NW of Cape Yatataga, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Sofron Khitrov who was a shipmaster and second in command as lieutenant and later captain under Vitus Bering on the Alaskan discovery voyage of the ship St. Peter in 1741.

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Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier B-7 (1985), Bering Glacier B-7 NW (2014),
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Glaciers:

Bering Glacier, Griddlecake Glacier, Hesselberg Glacier, Steller Glacier,

Lakes:

Lake Sofron, Hohlinsock Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Khitrov Hills, Plenisner Hills,

Ridges:

Central Medial Moraine Band,