Torson Ridge
| Torson Ridge | ||
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| height | 189 m | |
| location | Leskov Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 40 ′ 22 ″ S , 28 ° 5 ′ 55 ″ W | |
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Torson Ridge is a prominent and 189 m high mountain on Leskov Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic . It is the highest point on the island
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It was named after the Russian naval officer Konstantin Petrowitsch Torson (≈1790–1852), participant in the first Russian Antarctic expedition (1819–1821) under the direction of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen .
Web links
- Torson Ridge . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)