Olsen Rock
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waring Rocks and Jomfruene.
Waring Rocks
Waring Rocks is a two pointed rocks lying off the west end of South Georgia, 0.6 nautical miles southwest of Cape Paryadin. Charted by DI personnel on the 1963 for Leading Seaman Thomas J.Jomfruene
Islet
Jomfruene is a group of three small tussock-covered islands and a number of barren rocks, lying 1 nautical mile west-northwest of Cape Paryadin, South Georgia.
Dixon Peak
Peak
Dixon Peak is a steep-sided peak rising to 420 metres at the southern end of Paryadin Ridge, 1 nautical mile north of Cape Paryadin, South Georgia. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926–30, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Lieutenant John B.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Begg Point and Saluta Rocks.
Begg Point
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Begg Point is situated 4 km northeast of Olsen Rock.
Saluta Rocks
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Saluta Rocks is situated 4½ km northeast of Olsen Rock.
Matthews Point
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Matthews Point is situated 5 km northeast of Olsen Rock.
Olsen Rock
- Type: Rock
- Categories: rock and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.07704° or 54° 4′ 37″ southLongitude
-38.01044° or 38° 0′ 38″ westElevation
95 metres (312 feet)Open location code
39Q3WXFQ+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 551981994OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Olsen Rock” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧爾森岩”
- German: “Olsen Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olsen Rock”
- Spanish: “Roca Olsen”
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