Pulpit Mountain

Pulpit Mountain is a conspicuous, red-colored mountain, 945 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Spence Harbor at the east end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following their survey of 1948-49. The feature resembles a pulpit when seen from the east.

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

Coordinates: 60°41′S 45°13′W / 60.683°S 45.217°W / -60.683; -45.217


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