Mathilde Peak

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Mathilde Peak
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height 420  m
location South Georgia
Coordinates 54 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  S , 36 ° 44 ′ 2 ″  W Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  S , 36 ° 44 ′ 2 ″  W
Mathilde Peak (South Georgia)
Mathilde Peak

The Mathilde Peak is a 420  m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises southeast of Mount Barren and northeast of McIlroy Peak behind the Husvik whaling station in the Busen region .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the whaler Mathilde , one of the first whaling ships in Husvik.

Web links

  • Mathilde Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)