Difference between revisions of "Roché Peak"
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|territory=South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |territory=South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | ||
|island=Bird Island | |island=Bird Island | ||
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|height=1,198 feet | |height=1,198 feet | ||
|latitude=-54 | |latitude=-54 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 9 October 2021
| Roché Peak | |||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||
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 Roché Peak shown on Bird Island | |||
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| Summit: | 1,198 feet 54°0’0"S, 38°1’60"W | ||
Roché Peak is a conspicuous pyramidal peak rising to 1,198 feet, the highest feature on Bird Island, South Georgia. It stands a mile west of the eastern extremity of the island.
The peal was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1960 after the British sailor Anthony de la Roché who discovered South Georgia in 1675.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Roché Peak
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