Moltke harbor
| Moltke harbor | ||
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| Waters | Royal Bay | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 31 '31 " S , 36 ° 4' 16" W | |
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| width | 1.5 km | |
The Moltke Harbor is a 1.5 km wide side bay of the Royal Bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It lies between the Köppen Point and the Cape Pirner .
A German research group mapped and named them during an expedition on the occasion of the First International Polar Year (1882–1883). The bay is named after the SMS Moltke , the ship that brought the expedition members to South Georgia.
Web links
Commons : Moltke-Hafen - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Moltke Harbor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Moltke Harbor on geographic.org (English)