Mount Skittle
| Mount Skittle | ||
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| height | 481 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 24 '48 " S , 36 ° 10' 52" W | |
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Mount Skittle ( English for Kegelberg ) is a 481 m high and prominent mountain on the north coast of South Georgia . It rises on the northern reaches of Saint Andrews Bay .
The name goes back to German scientists of the International Polar Year (1882-1883) . The South Georgia Survey identified him in surveys between 1951 and 1952. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 translated the German name into English.
Web links
- Mount Skittle in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Skittle on geographic.org (English)