Hesse Peak

Hesse Peak is, at 515 metres, the highest peak on , lying midway between and at the west end of South Georgia. It was charted and named by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen in 1928–29.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 515 metres
  • Description: mountain in South Georgia
  • Also known as: Mount Hesse

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dixon Peak and The Knob.

Peak
is a steep-sided peak rising to 420 metres at the southern end of , 1 nautical mile north of , South Georgia. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the in the period 1926–30, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Lieutenant John B.

Peak
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby by the narrow .

Mountain saddle
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Begg Point and Matthews Point.

Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of .

Hesse Peak

Latitude
-54.03771° or 54° 2′ 16″ south
Longitude
-37.99505° or 37° 59′ 42″ west
Elevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)
Open location code
39Q4X263+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5333100923
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
10787549
Wiki­data ID
Q5746171
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Hesse Peak” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 黑森峰
  • Dutch: Hesse Peak
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل هيس پياك
  • German: Hessegipfel
  • Ladin: Hesse Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hesse Peak
  • Spanish: Pico Hesse
  • Yue Chinese: 黑森峰

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hard Head and Birdie Rocks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hornaday Rock and Stina Rock.

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