Gazella Peak
| Gazella Peak | ||
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| height | 120 m | |
| location | Bird Island , South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 0 '12 " S , 38 ° 2' 48" W | |
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The Gazella peak is about 120 m (according to British specifications 180 m ) high mountain on Bird Iceland off the northwestern tip of South Georgia . It rises between Roché Peak and the Cordall Stacks on the north side of the island.
The South Georgia Survey mapped it during its 1951-1957 survey campaign . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1964 after the Antarctic fur seal ( Arctocephalus gazella ), one of whose distribution areas Bird Island is one.
Web links
- Gazella peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gazella Peak on geographic.org (English)