Copestake Peak

Copestake Peak is a peak rising to 655 metres on the south side of , South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Paul Goodall-Copestake, who was British Antarctic Survey biological assistant at , 1980–82, and Station Commander at , 1982–83.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Three Brothers and Headland Peak.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. is situated 9 km northeast of Copestake Peak.

Copestake Peak

Latitude
-54.25048° or 54° 15′ 2″ south
Longitude
-36.76363° or 36° 45′ 49″ west
Elevation
655 metres (2,149 feet)
Open location code
39Q5P6XP+RG
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Copestake Peak” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科佩斯泰克峰”
  • Dutch: “Copestake Peak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوپيستاك پياك”
  • German: “Copestake Peak”
  • Ladin: “Copestake Peak”
  • Low German: “Copestake Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Copestake Peak”
  • Spanish: “Pico Copestake”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gullbrandsen Lake Valley and Olsen Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Three Brothers and Foxtail Peak.

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Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.

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