George Rock
George Rock is in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. George Rock is situated nearby to the locality Rocky Point, as well as near Maiviken.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stenhouse Peak and Spencer Peak.
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…
Spencer Peak
Peak
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.
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. Mount Hodges is situated 3½ km south of George Rock.
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. King Edward Point is situated 4½ km south of George Rock.
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 7 km south of George Rock.
George Rock
- Type: Rock
- Description: rock off South Georgia
- Categories: rock and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.2427° or 54° 14′ 34″ southLongitude
-36.51151° or 36° 30′ 41″ westOpen location code
39Q5QF4Q+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 902310638OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
10787526Wikidata ID
Q34241304
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In Other Languages
“George Rock” goes by many names.
- German: “George Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thatcher Peninsula and Gold Lochan.
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