Ternyck Needle

Ternyck Needle is a conspicuous nunatak, 365 metres high, standing 1.5 nautical miles east of the head of at the base of the small peninsula separating and , on King George Island in the .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tern Nunatak.

Peak
is a nunatak lying just east of , , on King George Island in the . Charted but not named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

Hamlet
The is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.

Ternyck Needle

Latitude
-62.07797° or 62° 4′ 41″ south
Longitude
-58.26101° or 58° 15′ 40″ west
Elevation
365 metres (1,198 feet)
Open location code
3893WPCQ+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8289981696
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6626577
Wiki­data ID
Q7702969
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Satellite Map

Discover Ternyck Needle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ternyck Needle” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Station G and Henryk Arctowski Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Precious Peaks and Szafer Ridge.

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