Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Wasp Island

Wasp Island is an islet in . Wasp Island is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lewald Glacier and Ferguson Peak.

Glacier
is a small 3 nautical miles west of , flowing northward to the coast at the east end of South Georgia. It was named by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, for Theodor Lewald, Ministerialdirektor im Reichsamt des Innern, Germany, who took an active interest in the expedition.

Peak
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
is a peak, 560 metres high, standing close west of the head of Cooper Bay in the eastern extremity of South Georgia. It was photographed by Niall Rankin during his visit to South Georgia in 1947. is situated 3½ km south of Wasp Island.

Glacier
is a small flowing southeast into Cooper Bay at the east tip of South Georgia. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Percy D. is situated 3 km south of Wasp Island.

Wasp Island

Latitude
-54.74705° or 54° 44′ 49″ south
Longitude
-35.85423° or 35° 51′ 15″ west
Open location code
39Q6743W+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 715678465
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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