Lewis Pass

Lewis Pass is a mountain saddle in and has an elevation of 174 metres. Lewis Pass is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Norwegian Anglican Church.

Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The is situated in , near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of .

Church
Photo: nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0.
The , sometimes known as the Whalers Church, and as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and casually as the Grytviken Church, is a church in , South Georgia, built in 1913.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . 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.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . 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.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia.

Lewis Pass

Latitude
-54.26873° or 54° 16′ 7″ south
Longitude
-36.50196° or 36° 30′ 7″ west
Elevation
174 metres (571 feet)
Open location code
39Q5PFJX+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9097325227
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
10787587
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