Mount Duse

Mount Duse (54°16′S 36°29′W / 54.267°S 36.483°W / -54.267; -36.483Coordinates: 54°16′S 36°29′W / 54.267°S 36.483°W / -54.267; -36.483) is a conspicuous mountain, 505 metres (1,660 ft) high, surmounting King Edward Point on the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. It was charted in 1902 by Lieutenant S.A. Duse, cartographer of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, for whom it is named.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Duse" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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