Scree Gap
Scree Gap is a gap between Schlieper Bay and Church Bay, near the west end of South Georgia. The name is descriptive and was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee following surveys by the SGS in the period 1951–57.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Rock Point and Chaplin Head.
Low Rock Point
Locality
Low Rock Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Church Bay, near the west end of the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1926–30, and so named because a low rock lies off the point.
Chaplin Head
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.
Bill Inlet
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. Bill Inlet is situated 10 km west of Scree Gap.
Scree Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 48 metres
- Description: geographical feature in Antarctica
- Categories: gap and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.02535° or 54° 1′ 31″ southLongitude
-37.80752° or 37° 48′ 27″ westElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
39Q4X5FR+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5424413648OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Scree Gap” goes by many names.
- German: “Scree Gap”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scree Gap”
Localities in the Area
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