Survey Isthmus (54°2′S 37°58′W / 54.033°S 37.967°W / -54.033; -37.967Coordinates: 54°2′S 37°58′W / 54.033°S 37.967°W / -54.033; -37.967) is a narrow isthmus about 39 m high separating Elsehul and Undine Harbor near the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to first have been used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Survey Isthmus" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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