Feature Name (see definition): Breakwind Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1878

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 09' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 50' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.15

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.8333333

Elevation (see definition): 860

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Prominent rocky ridge which is 2 mi long in a N-S direction and rises to 860 m, close SW of the head of Fortuna Bay on the N coast of South Georgia. The name Breakwind Range was probably applied by DI personnel who mapped Fortuna Bay in 1929-30. Following a resurvey by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, the descriptive term was altered to ridge, which is more suitable for this relatively small feature. The name suggests a beneficial function of this ridge in protecting anchorages at Fortuna Bay from violent southwest and westerly winds.

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