Stenhouse Peak

Stenhouse Peak is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Maiviken, , 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…
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Petrel Peak and South Georgia Museum.

Peak
is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of , 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.

Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The is situated in , near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of .

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.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . 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.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . 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.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia.

Stenhouse Peak

Latitude
-54.25144° or 54° 15′ 5″ south
Longitude
-36.54218° or 36° 32′ 32″ west
Elevation
525 metres (1,722 feet)
Open location code
39Q5PFX5+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9097325218
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
10787805
Wiki­data ID
Q7607570
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Satellite Map

Discover Stenhouse Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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