Hercules Point
Hercules Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Hercules Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was probably first surveyed by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927.Photo: Antarctic96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Herkules-Odden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coronda Peak and Mount Antell.
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.
Mount Antell
Peak
Mount Antell is a mountain rising above 610 metres, overlooking the north coast of South Georgia midway between Bjelland Point and Hercules Point. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Georg Antell, foreman of the South Georgia Whaling Company station at nearby Leith Harbour, 1913–39. Mount Antell is situated 3 km west of Hercules Point.
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. Leith Harbour is situated 3½ km southwest of Hercules Point.
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. Husvik is situated 8 km south of Hercules Point.
Hercules Point
- Category: cape
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.11433° or 54° 6′ 52″ southLongitude
-36.66546° or 36° 39′ 56″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
39Q5V8PM+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9153301455OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hercules Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hercules Point”
- Chinese: “海格立斯角”
- Chinese: “赫爾克里士角”
- German: “Hercules Point”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hercules Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hercules Point”
- Norwegian: “Hercules Point”
- Swedish: “Hercules Point”
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