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Wensleydale Beacon (62°57′S 60°42′W) is a hill, 110 m, situated just north of Fumarole Bay, on the west side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The hill was charted by a British expedition 1828–31, under Foster. Named by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, following his survey of the island in 1948–49, after Wensleydale in Yorkshire, England.

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

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Der Wensleydale Beacon (englisch für Leuchtfeuer von Wensleydale, in Argentinien Colina Wensleydale, in Chile Monte Wensley) ist ein 110 m hoher Hügel auf Deception Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Er ragt unmittelbar nördlich der Primero de Mayo Bay am Westufer des Port Foster auf.

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