Horten
Horten is a cove in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Grant and Jewell Glacier.
Mount Grant
Peak
Mount Grant is a mountain, 1,205 metres high, standing between Esmark Glacier and Keilhau Glacier on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Henry E.W. Mount Grant is situated 3½ km north of Horten.
Jewell Glacier
Glacier
Jewell Glacier is a short glacier flowing south-southwest from Mount Grant into Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1982 after John A. Jewell Glacier is situated 3 km north of Horten.
Horten
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Betsy Cove” and “Horten Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.28333° or 54° 17′ southLongitude
-37.11667° or 37° 7′ westOpen location code
39Q4PV8M+M8GeoNames ID
10787556
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