Dixon Peak
Dixon Peak is a steep-sided peak rising to 420 metres at the southern end of Paryadin Ridge, 1 nautical mile north of Cape Paryadin, South Georgia. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926–30, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Lieutenant John B.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 420 metres
- Description: mountain in South Georgia
- Also known as: “Paryadin Peak”
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Dixon Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.0555° or 54° 3′ 20″ south
Longitude
-38.00315° or 38° 0′ 11″ west
Elevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)
Open location code
39Q3WXVW+QP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Dixon Peak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “狄克遜峰”
- Dutch: “Dixon Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ديكسون پياك”
- German: “Dixon Peak”
- Ladin: “Dixon Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dixon Peak”
- Spanish: “Pico Dixon”
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