Wood Point
Wood Point is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Wood Point is situated nearby to the locality Little Jason Lagoon, as well as near Lagoon Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jason Peak and Diamond Peak.
Jason Peak
Peak
Jason Peak is a peak, 675 metres high, lying 1 mile west of Jason Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart.
Diamond Peak
Peak
Diamond Peak is a peak rising to 610 m west of Jason Harbor, Cumberland West Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI between 1925 and 1929. This article incorporates public domain material from… Diamond Peak is situated 2½ km west of Wood Point.
Justa Peak
Peak
Justa Peak is a peak, 495 metres high, lying southwest of Busen Point on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. Justa Peak is situated 3½ km northeast of Wood Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 8 km west of Wood Point.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 9 km northwest of Wood Point.
Wood Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: point in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.19735° or 54° 11′ 51″ southLongitude
-36.58968° or 36° 35′ 23″ westElevation
266 metres (873 feet)Open location code
39Q5RC36+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 9097325453OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Wood Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伍德角”
- German: “Wood Point (Südgeorgien)”
- German: “Wood Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wood Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Jason Lagoon and Lagoon Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Simbra Peak and Sabra Peak.
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