Nordenskjold Peak
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Nordenskjold Peak is a conspicuous, partly snow-covered mountain
, 2,355 m, which rises at the head of Nordenskjold Glacier
and stands close east of Mount Roots
in the Allardyce Range
of South Georgia
. The name derives from nearby Nordenskjold Glacier (itself named after Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskiöld
), and was given by David Ferguson
, Scottish geologist who visited South Georgia in 1911-12.
Mountain
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, 2,355 m, which rises at the head of Nordenskjold Glacier
Nordenskjold Glacier
Nordenskjold Glacier is a large glacier flowing north to the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named for Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the expedition.-External links:*...
and stands close east of Mount Roots
Mount Roots
Mount Roots is a mainly snow-covered mountain on South Georgia, standing near the head of Nordenskjold Glacier, 6 km ESE of Mount Paget. Its western peak rises to 2,158 m; its eastern peak to 2,270 m...
in the Allardyce Range
Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range is a mountain range rising south of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia, a UK overseas territory. Mount Paget is the highest peak of the range and also the highest point in the UK territory...
of South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich...
. The name derives from nearby Nordenskjold Glacier (itself named after Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
), and was given by David Ferguson
David Ferguson
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, Scottish geologist who visited South Georgia in 1911-12.