Paryadin Ridge () is a ridge extending from
Cape Alexandra
Cape Alexandra () is a cape which forms the northwest extremity of South Georgia. It was named "Cape North" in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a ...
to
Cape Paryadin
Cape Paryadin () is a headland which forms the southernmost point of the west tip of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook. The cape was resighted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen B ...
at the west end of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
. The name "
Paryadin-Kamm," derived from nearby Cape Paryadin, was given by
Ludwig Kohl-Larsen
Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (born ''Ludwig Kohl''; 5 April 1884 in Landau in der Pfalz – 12 November 1969 in Bodensee) was a German physician, amateur anthropologist, and explorer.
Biography
In 1911, he traveled as ship's doctor with Wilhelm Filchner ...
during his visit to South Georgia in 1928–29. An English form of the name has been approved.
Hesse Peak is the highest peak on Paryadin Ridge.
References
Ridges of Antarctica
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