Horatio Peak
| Horatio Peak | ||
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| height | 628 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Henriksen Peaks | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 7 ′ 52 ″ S , 36 ° 40 ′ 48 ″ W | |
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The Horatio Peak is a 628 m high mountain on the north coast of South Georgia . It rises as one of the Henriksen Peaks west of Coronda Peak between Leith Harbor and Hercules Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the factory ship SS Horatio , which caught fire in March 1916 and sank in Stromness Bay .
Web links
- Horatio Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)