Sørlle Buttress

Sørlle Buttress is a mountain rising above 1,370 metres, between and in the of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951-57 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whaling captain and inventor who, in 1922, took out a patent for his whaling slipway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Spaaman and Three Brothers.
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Sørlle Buttress

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Latitude
-54.28181° or 54° 16′ 55″ south
Longitude
-36.83501° or 36° 50′ 6″ west
Open location code
39Q5P597+7X
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Sørlle Buttress” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sørlle Buttress”
  • German: “Sørlle Buttress”
  • Ladin: “Sørlle Buttress”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sorlle Buttress”
  • Spanish: “Monte Sorlle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gullbrandsen Lake Valley and Kohl Plateau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Spaaman and Three Brothers.

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