King George Bay (South Shetland Islands)
| King George Bay | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Land mass | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 58 ° 3 ′ 58 ″ W | |
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| length | 10 km | |
| Islands | Growler Rock , Lajkonik Rocks , Napier Rock , Penguin Island , Stump Rock , Twin Pinnacles | |
| Tributaries | Bystry Stream , Muddy Stream , Polonia Piedmont Glacier | |
The King George Bay , a 10 km long bay on the south coast of King George Iceland in the group of the South Shetland Islands . It lies between the Lions Rump and Turret Point .
The British navigator Edward Bransfield named the bay on January 24, 1820 during his Antarctic voyage after the British monarch George III. (1738–1820), who died just five days later.
Web links
- King George Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- King George Bay on geographic.org (English)