Esther Harbor
| Esther Harbor | ||
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| Waters | Venus Bay ( Drake Street ) | |
| Land mass | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 55 ′ 31 ″ S , 57 ° 57 ′ 17 ″ W | |
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The Esther Harbor is a small side bay of Venus Bay on the north coast of King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located immediately west of Pyrites Island and south of Gam Point .
The bay has been known to US and British seal hunters since at least 1821. It is named after the sealer Esther from Boston , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1921.
Web links
- Esther Harbor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Esther Harbor on geographic.org (English)