Cachalote Peak

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Cachalote Peak
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height 549  m
location South Georgia
Coordinates 54 ° 13 '55 "  S , 36 ° 37' 41"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 13 '55 "  S , 36 ° 37' 41"  W
Cachalote Peak (South Georgia)
Cachalote Peak

The Cachalote Peak is a 549  m high and prominent mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises between Carlita Bay and Duck Bay northwest of Tweeny Point on the south side of the Lewin Peninsula .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the SS  Cachalote , a supply ship for the Grytviken whaling station .

Web links

  • Cachalote Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)