Morsa Bay
| Morsa Bay | ||
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| Waters | Icefjord | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 2 '53 " S , 37 ° 43' 52" W | |
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The Morsa Bay is a small bay on the south coast of South Georgia . It is located 4 km east of Weddell Point on the north side of the Icefjord .
The South Georgia Survey surveyed the bay during its 1951–1957 campaign. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it after the whaling ship Morsa , built in Moss, Norway in 1929 , which was used for the company Compañía Argentina de Pesca in the waters around South Georgia.
Web links
- Morsa Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morsa Bay on geographic.org (English)