Stanley Peak, South Georgia
Mountain in South Georgia
Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak is a central summit in the Wilckens Peaks, rising to 1,265 m at the head of Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Lieutenant Commander (later Cdr.) Ian Stanley, Royal Navy, a helicopter pilot from HMS Antrim, who carried out a rescue operation in bad weather after two helicopters had crashed on Fortuna Glacier, 21 April 1982.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Stanley Peak, South Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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Capital: King Edward Point
Candlemas Islands |
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Traversay Islands |
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Southern Thule |
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- Admiralty Peak
- Allardyce Range
- Barff Peninsula
- Fortuna Glacier
- Gold Harbour
- Larsen Harbour
- Mount Baume
- Mount Belinda
- Mount Cunningham
- Mount Paget
- Mount Roots
- Orca Peak
- Peggotty Bluff
- Salisbury Plain
- Salvesen Range
- Southern Thule
- Thatcher Peninsula
- Bay of Isles
- Stromness Bay
- Cumberland Bay
- Possession Bay
- Busen Point
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