Gony Point
Gony Point is a high tussock-covered point 0.5 miles southwest of Cardno Point, on the southeast side of Bird Island, South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963.Places of Interest
Highlights: Roché Peak and Gazella Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pio Point and Pyramid Point.
Pyramid Point
Locality
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Gony Point
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 79 metres
- Also known as: “Gooney Point”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.0074° or 54° 0′ 27″ south
Longitude
-38.0238° or 38° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
39Q3XXVG+2F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Gony Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “戈尼角”
- German: “Gony Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gony Point”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mountain Cwm and Macaroni Cwm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Square Rock and Hornaday Rock.
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