Roché Peak
| Roché Peak | ||
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| height | 365 m | |
| location | Bird Island , South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 0 ′ 6 ″ S , 38 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Roché Peak is a distinctive and 365 m (according to British specifications 356 m ) high mountain on Bird Iceland off the northwestern tip of South Georgia . It is the highest point on the island.
For many years the name La Roche Strait was common for the strait between Bird Island and South Georgia known today as Bird Sound . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain that way in 1961 to keep the Bird Sound's original name in a different form. It is named after the English merchant Anthony de la Roché , who discovered South Georgia in 1675.
Web links
- Roché Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Roché Peak on geographic.org (English)