West Point

West Point is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. West Point is situated nearby to the locality Wood Point, as well as near Lagoon Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jason Peak and Diamond Peak.

Jason Peak

Peak

Jason Peak is a peak, 675 metres high, lying 1 mile west of Jason Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. Jason Peak is situated 3 km northwest of West Point.

Diamond Peak

Peak

Diamond Peak is a peak rising to 610 m west of Jason Harbor, Cumberland West Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI between 1925 and 1929. This article incorporates public domain material from… Diamond Peak is situated 3 km west of West Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik and Grytviken.

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 9 km west of West Point.

Grytviken

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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.

King Edward Point

Village

Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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. King Edward Point is situated 10 km southeast of West Point.

West Point

Type: Locality
Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude

-54.20941° or 54° 12′ 34″ south

Longitude

-36.58108° or 36° 34′ 52″ west

Open location code

39Q5QCR9+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9097325452

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3474118

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