Peruque Point
Fortuna Bay is a bay 3 miles long and 1 mile wide. Its entrance is defined by Cape Best on the west and Robertson Point to the east, near Atherton Peak on the north coast of South Georgia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Best Peak and Fortuna Peak.
Best Peak
Peak
Best Peak is a peak, 600 metres high, standing southwest of Illusion Point, Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.
Fortuna Peak
Peak
Fortuna Peak is a peak, 385 metres high, standing at the east side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart, and is probably in association with Fortuna Bay. Fortuna Peak is situated 3 km northeast of Peruque Point.
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. Husvik is situated 8 km southeast of Peruque Point.
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 8 km east of Peruque Point.
Peruque Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.13709° or 54° 8′ 14″ southLongitude
-36.81737° or 36° 49′ 3″ westOpen location code
39Q5V57M+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 9128777024OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
10787683Wikidata ID
Q377186
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Peruque Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佩魯克角”
- German: “Peruque Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peruque Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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