# Breakwind Ridge

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**Breakwind Ridge** ([54°9′S 36°50′W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=54_9_S_36_50_W)) is a prominent rocky ridge which is 2 nautical miles (4 km) long in a north–south direction and rises to 860 metres (2,820 ft), close southwest of the head of [Fortuna Bay](/source/Fortuna_Bay) on the north coast of [South Georgia](/source/South_Georgia_Island). The name "Breakwind Range" was likely applied by [Discovery Investigations](/source/Discovery_Investigations) personnel who mapped Fortuna Bay in 1929–30. Following a resurvey by the [South Georgia Survey](/source/South_Georgia_Survey), 1951–52, the descriptive term was altered to "ridge", which is more suitable for this relatively small feature. The name suggests a beneficial function of this ridge in protecting anchorages at Fortuna Bay from violent southwest and westerly winds.[1]

## References

1. 1878. Retrieved 2011-09-01.

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