Hound Bay
| Hound Bay | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 22 ′ 9 ″ S , 36 ° 12 ′ 36 ″ W | |
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| width | 4 km | |
| depth | 5 km | |
| Islands | Rolf Rock | |
The Hound Bay is a 4km wide and 5km deep bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop .
The bay was previously listed on maps under the names George Bay and Hundebugten . According to the South Georgia Survey between 1951 and 1952, however, the bay was known to whalers under the name Bikjebugten ( Norwegian for dog bay ), which the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated into English in 1955.
Web links
- Hound Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hound Bay on geographic.org (English)