Mount Krokisius

Mount Krokisius is a mountain 0.6 nautical miles northeast of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. Named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, for Corvette Captain Ferdinand Krokisius, commander of the Marie, one of the two ships of the expedition.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pirner Peak and Brocken.

Peak
is a peak 0.7 nautical miles northwest of , , South Georgia. Surveyed by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, and named by them for Captain Pirner of the expedition ship Moltke.

Peak
is a mountain rising over 610 metres close southwest of on the north side of South Georgia. It was named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, after the , the highest mountain in central Germany.

Peak
is a steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow-free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated 1.5 nautical miles northwest of Mount Krokisius and 2 nautical miles north-northwest of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia.

Mount Krokisius

Latitude
-54.51029° or 54° 30′ 37″ south
Longitude
-36.06783° or 36° 4′ 4″ west
Elevation
472 metres (1,549 feet)
Open location code
39Q5FWQJ+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9093034537
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3426405
Wiki­data ID
Q11637680
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Krokisius” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mount Krokisius
  • Chinese: 克羅基西厄斯山
  • Dutch: Mount Krokisius
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت كروكيسيوس
  • German: Krokisiusberg
  • German: Mount Krokisius
  • Ladin: Mount Krokisius
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mount Krokisius
  • Spanish: Monte Krokisius
  • Swedish: Mount Krokisius

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whale Valley and Pirner Peak.

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