Husdal
Husdal is a short valley running west-southwest from the head of Husvik Harbour, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in the Norwegian form "Husdal" in association with the disused Husvik whaling station at the head of Husvik Harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Barren and Parochlus Lake.
Mount Barren
Peak
Mount Barren is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing west of Husvik Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. Its name is descriptive, and was probably given by the Discovery Investigations in 1926–30. Mount Barren is situated 2½ km west of Husdal.
Parochlus Lake
Lake
Parochlus Lake is a shallow lake at the head of Karrakatta Valley, to the west-northwest of Husvik Harbor, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 after the midge Parochlus steinenii, whose larvae abound near the margins of the lake. Parochlus Lake is situated 2½ km northwest of Husdal.
McIlroy Peak
Peak
McIlroy Peak is a peak rising to 745 metres west of Husvik Harbour and 0.8 nautical miles south of Mount Barren, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 after Dr. McIlroy Peak is situated 3 km west of Husdal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
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.
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 5 km north of Husdal.
Husdal
- Type: Valley
- Description: valley in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Husdal” goes by many names.
- German: “Husdal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Husdal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Husdal”
- Norwegian: “Husdal”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Husvik and Husvik Harbour.
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