Wanderer Valley
Wanderer Valley is a valley in central Bird Island, South Georgia. The valley extends northeast for 0.5 nautical miles from the head of Freshwater Inlet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gazella Peak and Roché Peak.
Gazella Peak
Peak
Gazella Peak is a peak rising over 120 metres between Roche Peak and the Cordall Stacks on the north side of Bird Island, South Georgia. It was charted by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 after the species name of the Antarctic fur seal, which breeds in considerable numbers on Bird Island.
Roché Peak
Peak
Roché Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to 365 metres, the highest feature on Bird Island, South Georgia. It stands 1.6 kilometres west of the east extremity of the island.
Stejneger Peak
Peak
Stejneger Peak is a conspicuous rocky peak, 190 m, at the head of Evermann Cove on Bird Island, South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Biological Expedition, 1958–59.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cordall Stacks and Pio Point.
Cordall Stacks
Locality
The Cordall Stacks are two conspicuous rock stacks, the eastern one joined to Bird Island, South Georgia, by a low isthmus, lying on the northwest side of the island 0.3 nautical miles northwest of Jordan Cove.
Pio Point
Locality
Pio Point is a point forming the north side of the entrance to Johnson Cove at the west end of Bird Island, South Georgia. Roughly charted by DI personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926-30 and surveyed by HMS Owen in 1960–61. Pio Point is situated 3 km southwest of Wanderer Valley.
Pyramid Point
Locality
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby Undine Harbour by the narrow Survey Isthmus. Pyramid Point is situated 6 km southeast of Wanderer Valley.
Wanderer Valley
- Type: Valley
- Description: valley in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Wanderer Valley” goes by many names.
- German: “Wanderer Valley”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wanderer Valley”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wanderer Valley”
- Norwegian: “Wanderer Valley”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bird and Begg Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freshwater Inlet and Jordan Cove.
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