Hessegipfel
| Hessegipfel | ||
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| height | 515 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Parjadin ridge | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 2 '14 " S , 37 ° 59' 41" W | |
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The Hessegipfel is a 515 m (according to British data 455 m ) high mountain not far from the north-western tip of South Georgia . It is the highest point of the Parjadin ridge and rises halfway between Cape Alexandra and Cape Parjadin .
The German explorer Ludwig Kohl-Larsen mapped and named the mountain during his visit to South Georgia between 1928 and 1929. The further naming background is not known.
Web links
- Hesse Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hesse Peak on geographic.org (English)