Mount Duse

Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Norwegian Anglican Church.

Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The is situated in , near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of .

Church
Photo: nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0.
The , sometimes known as the Whalers Church, and as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and casually as the Grytviken Church, is a church in , South Georgia, built in 1913.

Peak
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia.

Mount Duse

Latitude
-54.27248° or 54° 16′ 21″ south
Longitude
-36.48096° or 36° 28′ 52″ west
Elevation
505 metres (1,657 feet)
Open location code
39Q5PGH9+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9154206691
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3426504
Wiki­data ID
Q6920520
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Duse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Duse” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mount Duse”
  • Chinese: “杜塞山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Duse”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت دوس”
  • German: “Mount Duse”
  • Ladin: “Mount Duse”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Duse”
  • Spanish: “Monte Duse”
  • Swedish: “Mount Duse”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sooty Bluff and Duse Gully.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shackleton’s Memorial and Memorial.

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