Second Milestone
Second Milestone is a rock marked by breakers, 1.7 nautical miles east-northeast of Robertson Point, off the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI personnel during the period 1927–30. This article incorporates public domain material from…- Type: Rock
- Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Rompiente Segundo Mojón” and “Segundo Mojón”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Atherton Peak and Harper Peak.
Atherton Peak
Peak
Atherton Peak is a peak rising to about 500 metres east of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations, 1929–30, and named after Noel Atherton, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office at the time, later chief Civil Hydrographic Officer, 1951–62. Atherton Peak is situated 2½ km southwest of Second Milestone.
Harper Peak
Peak
Harper Peak is a peak, 785 metres high, standing east of Fortuna Peak and Fortuna Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart. Harper Peak is situated 3 km south of Second Milestone.
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 3½ km southeast of Second Milestone.
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 6 km southeast of Second Milestone.
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 10 km south of Second Milestone.
Second Milestone
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Second Milestone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Second Milestone”
- German: “Second Milestone”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Second Milestone”
- Swedish: “Second Milestone”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bjelland Point and Fortuna Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Bump and Fortuna Rocks.
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