Sheridan Peak

Sheridan Peak is a peak rising to 955 m near the head of Nordenskjold Glacier, South Georgia. During the British South Georgia Expedition, 1954–55, the feature was called "Thin Ridge." It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1988 after Maj.
Wikipedia
  • Peak rising to 955 metres (3,133 feet)
  • …is also known as “Thin Ridge”
  • Description: mountain in South Georgia

Sheridan Peak

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Latitude
-54.44916° or 54° 26′ 57″ south
Longitude
-36.34591° or 36° 20′ 45″ west
Open location code
39Q5HM23+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9130836770
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3474137
Wiki­data ID
Q7494901

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sheridan Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sheridan Peak (lawis)”
  • Cebuano: “Sheridan Peak”
  • Chinese: “謝里登峰”
  • German: “Sheridan Peak”
  • German: “Sheridan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sheridan Peak”
  • Spanish: “Pico Sheridan”
  • Swedish: “Sheridan Peak (halvö)”
  • Swedish: “Sheridan Peak”

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