Sheridan Peak
| Sheridan Peak | ||
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| height | 955 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 26 '58 " S , 36 ° 20' 41" W | |
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The Sheridan Peak is a 955 m high mountain on South Georgia . It rises near the head end of the Nordenskjöld glacier .
Scientists of the British South Georgia Expedition (1954–1955) named it as Thin Ridge (English for narrow ridge ). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1988, however after Major James Guy Sheridan (* 1942) from the Royal Marines , in the course of the April 25th, 1982 Falklands War , the declaration of surrender of the Argentine troops to the occupation of South Georgia at King Edward Point was accepted.
Web links
- Sheridan Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sheridan Peak on geographic.org (English)