Bay of Isles
| Bay of Isles | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 2 ′ S , 37 ° 19 ′ W | |
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| width | 14.5 km | |
| depth | 5 km | |
| Islands | Albatross Island , Cleveland Rock , Crescent Island , Dot Island , Hecate Rock , Hogs Mouth Rocks , Inner Lee Island , Invisible Island , Mollyhawk Island , Outer Lee Island , Petrel Island , Prion Island , Seaward Rock , Skua Island , The Spike , Tern Island | |
| Tributaries | Lucas glacier | |
The Bay of Isles ( English for Bay of Islands ) is a bay on the north coast of South Georgia between Cape Buller in the west and Cape Wilson in the east. The sub-bays of the Bay of Isles include Rosita Harbor , Camp Bay , Sunset Fjord and Sea Leopard Fjord .
It was discovered and named in 1775 during the Second South Sea Voyage (1772–1775) of the British navigator and explorer James Cook . The numerous islands within the bay gave it its name. These islands include Albatross Island , Crescent Island , Invisible Island , Mollyhawk Island , Skua Island , Petrel Island , Prion Island , Tern Island , Dot Island and the Seaward Rock .
Web links
- Bay of Isles in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bay of Isles on geographic.org (English)