Stenhouse Peak
Stenhouse Peak is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Maiviken, Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from…Places of Interest
Highlights include Petrel Peak and South Georgia Museum.
Petrel Peak
Peak
Petrel Peak is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of Hodges Glacier, 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.
South Georgia Museum
Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken, near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Mount Hodges
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.
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.
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.
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.
Stenhouse Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 525 metres
- Description: mountain in South Georgia
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.25144° or 54° 15′ 5″ southLongitude
-36.54218° or 36° 32′ 32″ westElevation
525 metres (1,722 feet)Open location code
39Q5PFX5+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9097325218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Stenhouse Peak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯滕豪斯峰”
- Dutch: “Stenhouse Peak”
- German: “Stenhouse Peak”
- Ladin: “Stenhouse Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stenhouse Peak”
- Spanish: “Pico Stenhouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carr Valley and Maiviken.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Papua Beach and Gold Lochan.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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