The Knob

Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby by the narrow .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Survey Isthmus and Stina Rock.

Mountain saddle
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Peak
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby by the narrow .

Peak
is, at 515 metres, the highest peak on , lying midway between and at the west end of South Georgia. It was charted and named by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen in 1928–29.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pyramid Point and Bill Inlet.

Locality
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby by the narrow .

Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

The Knob

Latitude
-54.02504° or 54° 1′ 30″ south
Longitude
-37.96611° or 37° 57′ 58″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
39Q4X2FM+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5424199868
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3426411
Wiki­data ID
Q7744869
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Knob” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: The Knob
  • Dutch: The Knob (kulle i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)
  • German: The Knob
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: The Knob
  • Swedish: The Knob (kulle i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)
  • Swedish: The Knob

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