Mount Roots
Mount Roots is a mainly snow-covered mountain on South Georgia, standing near the head of Nordenskjold Glacier, 6 kilometres ESE of Mount Paget. Its western peak rises to 2,158 metres; its eastern peak to 2,270 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights: Nordenskjöld Peak.
Mount Roots
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,280 metres
- Description: mountain in South Georgia
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.47776° or 54° 28′ 40″ south
Longitude
-36.41269° or 36° 24′ 46″ west
Elevation
2,280 metres (7,480 feet)
Open location code
39Q5GHCP+VW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Roots” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Roots”
- Chinese: “魯特斯山”
- Dutch: “Mount Roots”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت روتس”
- German: “Mount Roots”
- Ladin: “Mount Roots”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Roots”
- Spanish: “Monte Roots”
- Swedish: “Mount Roots”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Austin Head and Leon Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sheridan Peak and Mount Kling.
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Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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