Breakbones Plateau
Breakbones Plateau is a small lava plateau just north of Chimaera Flats on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature is an interesting biological area containing numerous small fumaroles with attendant vegetation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomblin Rock and Mount Perseus.
Tomblin Rock
Tomblin Rock is an isolated rock 0.6 nautical miles east-southeast of Demon Point, Candlemas Island, in the South Sandwich Islands. It is 24 meters high.Mount Perseus
Peak
Mount Perseus is the lower and more northerly of twin ice domes in the east part of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Andromeda. Mount Perseus is situated 2½ km southwest of Breakbones Plateau.
Mount Andromeda
Peak
Mount Andromeda is, at 550 metres, the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes, this one marking the summit of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Mount Andromeda is situated 3½ km south of Breakbones Plateau.
Breakbones Plateau
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 68 metres
- Description: small lava plateau on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: plateau and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Breakbones Plateau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布雷克邦高原”
- German: “Breakbones-Plateau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breakbones Plateau”
- Spanish: “Meseta Rompehuesos”
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Highlights include Candlemas Island and Kraken Cove.
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