Hesse Peak
Hesse Peak is, at 515 metres, the highest peak on Paryadin Ridge, lying midway between Cape Alexandra and Cape Paryadin at the west end of South Georgia. It was charted and named by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen in 1928–29.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Dixon Peak
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.
The Knob
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 Undine Harbour by the narrow Survey Isthmus.
Survey Isthmus
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 South Georgia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Begg Point and Matthews Point.
Begg 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 South Georgia.
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 South Georgia.
Bill Inlet
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia.
Hesse Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.03771° or 54° 2′ 16″ southLongitude
-37.99505° or 37° 59′ 42″ westElevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)Open location code
39Q4X263+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5333100923OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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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