Thatcher Peninsula
Thatcher Peninsula is a peak in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and has an elevation of 330 metres. Thatcher Peninsula is situated nearby to the locality Carr Valley, as well as near Rocky Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stenhouse Peak and Mount Hodges.
Stenhouse Peak
Peak
Stenhouse Peak is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Maiviken, Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from…
Mount Hodges
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.
Petrel Peak
Peak
Petrel Peak is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of Hodges Glacier, 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Discovery Point is situated 8 km south of Thatcher Peninsula.
Thatcher Peninsula
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 330 metres
- Also known as: “Camp Peak”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.24314° or 54° 14′ 35″ southLongitude
-36.52341° or 36° 31′ 24″ westElevation
330 metres (1,083 feet)Open location code
39Q5QF4G+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9097325220OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
10787475
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Thatcher Peninsula” goes by many names.
- French: “Péninsule de Thatcher”
- German: “Thatcher-Halbinsel”
- Spanish: “Península Thatcher”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carr Valley and Rocky Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gold Lochan and Mount Skottsberg.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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