Coronda Peak
Coronda Peak is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of Leith Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of surveys by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927 and 1929, and is probably after the SS Coronda whose captain was of assistance to the survey party.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Antell.
Mount Antell
Peak
Mount Antell is a mountain rising above 610 metres, overlooking the north coast of South Georgia midway between Bjelland Point and Hercules Point. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Georg Antell, foreman of the South Georgia Whaling Company station at nearby Leith Harbour, 1913–39.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh.
Husvik
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour.
Coronda Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 610 metres
- Description: mountain in South Georgia
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.13566° or 54° 8′ 8″ southLongitude
-36.6646° or 36° 39′ 53″ westElevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)Open location code
39Q5V87P+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9153301333OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Coronda Peak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “科龍達峰”
- Dutch: “Coronda Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوروندا پياك”
- German: “Coronda Peak”
- Ladin: “Coronda Peak”
- Low German: “Coronda Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Coronda Peak”
- Spanish: “Pico Coronda”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clear Point and Pram Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coronda Lake and Horatio Peak.
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