Cape Saunders
Cape Saunders is a cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Cape Saunders is situated nearby to the locality Framnaes Point, as well as near Pram Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coronda Peak.
Coronda Peak
Peak
Coronda Peak is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of Leith Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of surveys by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927 and 1929, and is probably after the SS Coronda whose captain was of assistance to the survey party.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour.
Cape Saunders
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.12808° or 54° 7′ 41″ southLongitude
-36.63757° or 36° 38′ 15″ westElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
39Q5V9C6+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4278016072OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Saunders” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Saunders”
- German: “Kap Saunders”
- Spanish: “Cabo Saunders”
- Swedish: “Cape Saunders (udde i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)”
- Swedish: “Cape Saunders”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Framnaes Point and Pram Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coronda Lake and Framnaes Point.
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