Elsehul
| Elsehul | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 1 ′ 13 ″ S , 37 ° 58 ′ 9 ″ W | |
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| width | 800 m | |
| Islands | Stina skirt | |
The Elsehul is a 800 m wide bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located immediately west of Cape Pride . The bay is one of the breeding grounds for the donkey and king penguin and the resting place of the southern elephant seal .
The name goes back to Norwegian seal hunters and whalers in the period between 1905 and 1912.
Web links
- Elsehul in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elsehul on geographic.org (English)
- Travel report about a photo trip with a picture of the bay on petersmith.net.nz