Hodson Point
Fortuna Bay is a bay 3 miles long and 1 mile wide. Its entrance is defined by Cape Best on the west and Robertson Point to the east, near Atherton Peak on the north coast of South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortuna Peak and Atherton Peak.
Fortuna Peak
Peak
Fortuna Peak is a peak, 385 metres high, standing at the east side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart, and is probably in association with Fortuna Bay. Fortuna Peak is situated 2½ km north of Hodson Point.
Atherton Peak
Peak
Atherton Peak is a peak rising to about 500 metres east of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations, 1929–30, and named after Noel Atherton, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office at the time, later chief Civil Hydrographic Officer, 1951–62. Atherton Peak is situated 3½ km northeast of Hodson Point.
Harper Peak
Peak
Harper Peak is a peak, 785 metres high, standing east of Fortuna Peak and Fortuna Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart. Harper Peak is situated 3½ km northeast of Hodson Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 7 km east of Hodson Point.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 7 km southeast of Hodson Point.
Hodson Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.14141° or 54° 8′ 29″ southLongitude
-36.78818° or 36° 47′ 18″ westElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
39Q5V656+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9128776552OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Hodson Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霍德森角”
- German: “Hodson Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hodson Point”
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