Andersson Peaks
| Andersson Peaks | ||
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| height | 534 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 15 ′ 41 ″ S , 36 ° 31 ′ 15 ″ W | |
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The Andersson Peaks are a 534 m high mountain with double peaks on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises north of Mount Hodges and northwest of Bore Valley on the Thatcher Peninsula . It serves as a landmark for the hike from Grytviken to the Carr Valley .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 2015 after Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), deputy head of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903) under Otto Nordenskjöld and first climber of the route from Maiviken Bay through the Bore Valley to Grytviken, below of the mountain runs.
Web links
- Andersson Peaks . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)