Sabre Rock
Greene Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula within Cumberland East Bay, separating Moraine Fjord to the west from the main arm of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery Point and King Edward Point.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Discovery Point is situated 3½ km west of Sabre Rock.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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. King Edward Point is situated 6 km northwest of Sabre Rock.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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.
Sabre Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.3184° or 54° 19′ 6″ southLongitude
-36.42817° or 36° 25′ 41″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
39Q5MHJC+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 982444588OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Sabre Rock” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞伯岩”
- German: “Sabre Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sabre Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balsam Beach and Greene Peninsula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mac Mahon Rock and Eosin Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sabre Rock”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.