Moss Braes
The Moss Braes are west-facing slopes situated west of Robin Peak on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 from the extensive moss banks on the dissected rocky slopes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robin Peak and Sombre Lake.
Robin Peak
Peak
Robin Peak is a sharply defined rocky summit which is the northernmost peak on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 for Gordon de Quetteville Robin of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the leader at Signy Island base in 1947, who made the first detailed survey of the island.
Sombre Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Heywood Lake
Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to Stygian Cove on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
Moss Braes
- Type: Slope
- Description: West-facing slopes on Signy Island
- Categories: slope and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Moss Braes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Moss Braes” goes by many names.
- German: “Moss Braes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moss Braes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moss Braes”
- Norwegian: “Moss Braes”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richard Point and Inner Sanctum.
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