Petrel Peak
| Petrel Peak | ||
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| height | 632 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 16 ′ 11 ″ S , 36 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ W | |
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The Petrel Peak is a 632 m high mountain in the north of South Georgia . It rises 1.5 km northwest of Grytviken on the northern flank of the Hodges Glacier, which has since disappeared .
The South Georgia Survey mapped it in its 1951-1957 survey campaign. It is named at the suggestion of a scientist from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in the course of glaciological studies that were carried out in 1958 as part of the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). It is named after the Petrel whaling ship belonging to the Compañía Argentina de Pesca company in Grytviken, as well as the snow petrel ( English Snow petrel , Latin Pagodroma nivea ), which breeds in the higher rocks of the mountain.
Web links
- Petrel Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Petrel Peak on geographic.org (English)