Foster Peak
| Foster Peak | ||
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| height | 386 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 '52 " S , 36 ° 33' 36" W | |
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The Foster Peak is a 386 m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises between Jason Harbor and Busen Point, southeast of Justa Peak on the Lewin Peninsula .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the whaler Southern Foster , who was torn from its anchorage in a storm in 1964 and sank between Jason Island and South Georgia.
Web links
- Foster Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)