Greene Peninsula facts for kids

Greene Peninsula is a mountainous piece of land that sticks out into the sea, located on the north coast of South Georgia Island. It sits inside Cumberland East Bay, acting like a natural wall that separates Moraine Fjord to its west from the main part of Cumberland East Bay.

This whole area was first mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SAE) between 1901 and 1904, led by Otto Nordenskjöld. Later, in 1979, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) named the peninsula after Stanley Wilson Greene. He was a British scientist who studied mosses and similar small plants and did a lot of work in South Georgia.

Exploring Greene Peninsula's Geography

Many places around Greene Peninsula have been mapped and given special names. A lot of these names were given by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1951. They did a quick survey and often named places after chemicals. These chemicals were used to prepare the tiny plants and animals that FIDS scientists collected there.

Along the Shore and Inland

Dartmouth Point is the northernmost tip of Greene Peninsula. It was first mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SAE) in the early 1900s. It was named after HMS Dartmouth, a ship that surveyed the area in 1920.

Just east of Dartmouth Point, you'll find Balsam Beach. This is a narrow beach covered in boulders, with jagged islands close to the shore. The name "Balsam" comes from a type of sticky plant resin.

Sudan Beach is a small beach made of pebbles. It's located south of Dartmouth Point, on the west side of Greene Peninsula. It was named after the "Sudan" family of dyes, which are bright red.

If you go south from Dartmouth Point, you'll find Teal Ponds. These are a series of small lakes in a valley covered with tussock grass. The FIDS roughly mapped them in 1951. They were named after the South Georgia teal, a type of duck that often gathers around these ponds.

Eosin Hill is a hill about 90 meters (295 feet) high. It sits southeast of Dartmouth Point. FIDS named it after "eosin," a red dye.

Features Out in the Water

About half a nautical mile (almost 1 kilometer) east of Dartmouth Point, there are two rocks. The one further north is called MacMahon Rock. Its name first appeared on a British map in 1930.

Sabre Rock sticks up about 7.5 meters (25 feet) above the sea. It was surveyed in January 1987 by HMS Herald, and its name describes its sharp, sword-like shape.

Aniline Island is a small, flat-topped, rocky island about 5 meters (16 feet) high. It lies south-southwest of Dartmouth Point. This island appeared on older maps, but it wasn't named until it showed up on a 1951 FIDS map. It's named after "aniline," another chemical used for staining things.

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In Spanish: Península Greene para niños