Atherton Peak
| Atherton Peak | ||
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| height | 500 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ S , 36 ° 45 ′ 8 ″ W | |
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The Atherton Peak is a turn 500 m high mountain near the north coast of South Georgia . It rises east of Fortuna Bay and north-northwest of Harper Peak .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it between 1929 and 1930. It is named after Noel Atherton (1899–1987), then a cartographer in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and later head hydrograph of this institution between 1951 and 1952.
Web links
- Atherton Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Atherton Peak on geographic.org (English)