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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Spaaman and Three Brothers.

Peak
is a mountain, 1,940 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Sørlle Buttress in the west part of the of South Georgia. The name "Spaaman" is well established in local use.

Peak
The is a group of three mountain peaks at the northwest end of the on South Georgia. They align in a north–south direction, situated 4 miles west of the head of in the central part of South Georgia.

Sørlle Buttress

Latitude
-54.28181° or 54° 16′ 55″ south
Longitude
-36.83501° or 36° 50′ 6″ west
Elevation
1,370 metres (4,495 feet)
Open location code
39Q5P597+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9121558116
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
10787774
Wiki­data ID
Q7563586
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Satellite Map

Discover Sørlle Buttress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Spaaman and Three Brothers.

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