Fortuna Peak
| Fortuna Peak | ||
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| height | 385 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 7 ′ 9 ″ S , 36 ° 46 ′ 41 ″ W | |
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The Fortuna Peak is a 385 m (according to British specifications 465 m ) high mountain on the north coast of South Georgia . It rises on the east bank of Fortuna Bay .
The name of the mountain first appeared on a map of the British Admiralty from 1931. The name was probably based on that of Fortuna Bay. It is named after the whaling ship Fortuna , with which the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur and Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen operated between 1904 and 1905 in the waters around South Georgia.
Web links
- Fortuna peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fortuna Peak on geographic.org (English)