Roché Peak () is a conspicuous

peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-d ...

rising to , the highest feature on

Bird Island, South Georgia Bird Island () is long and wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. It is part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, also claimed by Argentina as part of Tierra del Fueg ...

. It stands west of the east extremity of the island. The name

La Roche Strait Bird Sound () is a hazardous but navigable sound, long and wide, separating Bird Island from the west end of South Georgia South Georgia is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Terri ...

, for the nearby strait between Bird Island and South Georgia, was used for many years but has now been replaced in usage by

Bird Sound Bird Sound () is a hazardous but navigable Sound (geography), sound, long and wide, separating Bird Island, South Georgia, Bird Island from the west end of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. The names "La Roche Strait" and "Bird Sound" were ...

. The name Roché Peak, given by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1960, preserves the original name for the area. The

Englishman The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture. The English identity began with the Anglo-Saxons, when they we ...

merchant

Anthony de la Roché Anthony de la Roché (spelled also ''Antoine de la Roché'', ''Antonio de la Roché'' or ''Antonio de la Roca'' in some sources) was a 17th-century English maritime explorer and merchant, born in London to a French Huguenot father and an En ...

discovered

South Georgia South Georgia is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. ...

in 1675.

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