Breakbones Plateau
Breakbones Plateau is a plateau in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and has an elevation of 68 meters. Breakbones Plateau is close to Gorgon Pool (lagoon).| Map | Satellite | Directions |
In the Area
Mount Perseus
Mount Perseus is the lower and more northerly of twin ice domes in the east part of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Gorgon Pool
Gorgon Pool is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the Chimaera Flats and Kraken Cove in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Chimaera Flats
Chimaera Flats is a broad stretch of flat sand with a smooth surface only a few metres above sea level, between Medusa Pool and Gorgon Pool on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Mount Andromeda
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.Lucifer Hill
Lucifer Hill is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked hill forming the summit of the northern section of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands.Medusa Pool
Medusa Pool is a tidal lagoon which occupies the west side of the central lowlands of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands.Breakbones Plateau
- Type: plateau
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Subantarctic Islands, Islands
- Latitude: -57.0667° or 57° 4' south
- Longitude: -26.6833° or 26° 41' west
- Elevation: 68 meters (223 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 10787456
In the Area
Landmarks
- Gorgon PoolLagoon
- Medusa PoolLagoon, 1 km west
- Lucifer HillHill, 1 km west
- Candlemas IslandIsland, 2 km south
Landmarks from OpenStreetMap
- Mount PerseusSummit, 2½ km southwest
- Gorgon PoolWater area, 3 km southwest
- Chimaera FlatsSand, 3½ km southwest
- Mount AndromedaSummit, 3½ km south
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