Mount Paget

Mount Paget
Location of Mt. Paget
Elevation	2,935 m (9,629 ft) [1]
Prominence	2,935 m (9,629 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	South Georgia
Range	Allardyce Range
Coordinates	54°26′S 36°33′W / 54.433°S 36.55°W / -54.433; -36.55Coordinates: 54°26′S 36°33′W / 54.433°S 36.55°W / -54.433; -36.55
Climbing
First ascent	Combined Services Expedition (British military) led by Commander Malcolm Burley, 30 December 1964
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Mount Paget is a summit of Allardyce Range on the South Atlantic/Antarctic island of South Georgia. It is the highest peak in the island of South Georgia, and any territory of the United Kingdom. However, a higher peak still, Mount Jackson, lies within the British Antarctic Territory.

It is a saddle-shaped mountain, marking the highest point of the Allardyce Range in the central part of South Georgia. This feature was known to early sealers and whalers at South Georgia, and the name has long been established through general usage.^[1] It is clearly visible from Grytviken and King Edward Point.

Mount Paget

References

• Stonehouse, B (ed.) Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans (2002, ISBN 0 471 9866 58)

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Paget