The Guides
The Guides are two tussock-covered islands lying off the east side of the entrance to Antarctic Bay along the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Filchner, 1911–12.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Woodward.
Mount Woodward
Peak
Mount Woodward is a mountain, 770 m, standing 1.5 miles east of the mouth of Antarctic Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Roswall Woodward, of New Haven, Connecticut, who in 1790 commanded one of the first two American sealing vessels to visit South Georgia. Mount Woodward is situated 3½ km southwest of The Guides.
The Guides
- Type: Island
- Description: islands of South Georgia
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Guides” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Guides”
- Dutch: “The Guides”
- German: “The Guides”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Guides”
- Spanish: “Isla Los Guias”
- Spanish: “Isla Los Guías”
- Swedish: “The Guides”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortuna Glacier and Fortuna Bay.
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