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.Notable Places in the Area
Mount Perseus
Summit
Mount Perseus is the lower and more northerly of twin ice domes in the east part of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Mount Perseus is situated 2½ km southwest of Breakbones Plateau.
Mount Andromeda
Summit
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.
Lucifer Hill
Summit
Lucifer Hill is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked hill forming the summit of the northern section of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Lucifer Hill is situated 4 km southwest of Breakbones Plateau.
Gorgon Pool
Pond
Gorgon Pool is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the Chimaera Flats and Kraken Cove in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Gorgon Pool is situated 3 km southwest of Breakbones Plateau.
Breakbones Plateau
- Type: Plateau
- Category: plateau
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Subantarctic Islands
- Latitude: -57.0667° or 57° 4' south
- Longitude: -26.6833° or 26° 41' west
- Elevation: 68 metres (223 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 10787456
Also Known As
- Chinese: 布雷克邦高原
- German: Breakbones-Plateau
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Breakbones Plateau
- Spanish: Meseta Rompehuesos
In the Area
Landmarks
- Candlemas IslandIsland, 2 km south
- Kraken CoveCove, 2 km north
- Shrove PointPoint, 2 km east
- Tomblin RockRock, 2 km east
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