The Trident
| The Trident | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Poseidon ( 1338 m ) | |
| location | South Georgia , South Atlantic | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 11 ′ S , 37 ° 5 ′ W | |
The Trident ( English for The Trident ) is up to 1338 m high mountain ridge in South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises on the east flank of the Briggs Glacier and is composed of the three peaks Mount Tethys , Mount Poseidon and Mount Thalassa from north to south .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave it its descriptive name after the 1951-1957 South Georgia Survey campaign .
Web links
- The Trident in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Trident on geographic.org (English)