Sutton Crag
| Sutton Crag | ||
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| height | 1489 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Allardyce Range | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 23 '48 " S , 36 ° 29' 34" W | |
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| First ascent | 1954 by George A. Sutton | |
The Sutton Crag is a 1,489 m high rocky outcrop on South Georgia . In the Allardyce Range, it rises from a ridge north of Mount Paget .
The British South Georgia Expedition (1954–1955) mapped it and unofficially named it Sentinel or Sentinel Peak . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1957 after George A. Sutton, leader of the expedition and the first to climb this summit.
Web links
- Sutton Crag in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sutton Crag on geographic.org (English)