Merton Passage
| Merton Passage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Connects waters | South Atlantic | |
| with water | Cumberland Bay | |
| Separates land mass | Right Whale Rocks | |
| of land mass | Cliff rocks in front of Barff Point | |
| Data | ||
| Geographical location | 54 ° 14 ′ 31 ″ S , 36 ° 24 ′ 3 ″ W | |
|
||
The Merton Passage is a strait off the north coast of South Georgia . On the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay , it runs between the Right Whale Rocks and a small cliff 160 m north of Barff Point .
British Discovery Investigations scientists surveyed and named between 1926 and 1930. The further naming background has not been passed down.
Web links
- Merton Passage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Merton Passage on geographic.org (English)