Hestesletten
Hestesletten is a glacial plain between the Hamberg Lakes and Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. It is covered with tussock and is almost 2 miles long in a northeast–southwest direction and 0.75 miles wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Plain
- Description: island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Moraine Plain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brown Mountain and Gull Lake.
Gull Lake
Reservoir
Gull Lake is a lake, 0.15 nautical miles in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 nautical miles south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.
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.
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 2½ km east of Hestesletten.
Hestesletten
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hestesletten” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赫斯特斯萊滕平原”
- German: “Hestesletten”
- Spanish: “Hestesletten”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cumberland East Bay and King Edward Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zenker Ridge and Hamberg Lakes.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hestesletten”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.