Starlight Peak (South Georgia)

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Starlight Peak
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height 518  m
location South Georgia
Coordinates 54 ° 9 ′ 54 ″  S , 36 ° 45 ′ 7 ″  W Coordinates: 54 ° 9 ′ 54 ″  S , 36 ° 45 ′ 7 ″  W
Starlight Peak (South Georgia) (South Georgia)
Starlight Peak (South Georgia)

The Starlight Peak is a 518  m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises north of Parochlus Lake and west of Berntsen Ridge in the Busen region .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the whaler SS  Starlight , who was involved in the construction of the Leith Harbor whaling station .

Web links

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