Mount Perseus
Mount Perseus is the lower and more northerly of twin ice domes in the east part of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Andromeda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Andromeda and Gorgon Pool.
Mount Andromeda
Peak
Mount Andromeda is, at 550 metres, the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes, this one marking the summit of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.
Gorgon Pool
Pond
Gorgon Pool is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the Chimaera Flats and Kraken Cove in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with nearby Medusa Pool.
Chimaera Flats
Chimaera Flats is a broad stretch of flat sand with a smooth surface only a few metres above sea level, between Medusa Pool and Gorgon Pool on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Mount Perseus
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 75 metres
- Description: mountain in South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: mountain, volcano, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.08835° or 57° 5′ 18″ southLongitude
-26.70264° or 26° 42′ 10″ westElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
39JMW76W+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5971238308OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Mount Perseus” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monte Perseus”
- Chinese: “珀耳修斯山”
- Dutch: “Mount Perseus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت پيرسيوس”
- French: “Mont Persée”
- German: “Mount Perseus”
- Japanese: “ペルセウス山”
- Ladin: “Mount Perseus”
- Low German: “Mount Perseus (Süüdliche Sandwicheilannen)”
- Low German: “Mount Perseus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Perseus”
- Spanish: “Monte Perseus”
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