Wensleydale Beacon

Wensleydale Beacon (

62°57′S 60°42′W / 62.950°S 60.700°W / -62.950; -60.700

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62°57′S 60°42′W / 62.950°S 60.700°W / -62.950; -60.700) is a hill, 110 m, situated just north of Fumarole Bay, on the west side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The hill was charted by a British expedition 1828–31, under Foster. Named by Lieutenant Commander , Royal Navy, following his survey of the island in 1948–49, after Wensleydale in Yorkshire, England.

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