Right Whale Bay
| Right Whale Bay | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 0 ′ 25 ″ S , 37 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ W | |
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| width | 2.5 km | |
| Islands | Bloor Reef | |
The Right Whale Bay is a 2.5 km wide bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It lies between the headlands of Craigie Point and Nameless Point .
The name of the bay, which dates back to at least 1922, is established. Names refer to are whales the genus Eubalaena ( English right whale ), and here especially the non-South Georgia Südkaper ( Eubalaena australis ).
Web links
- Right Whale Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Right Whale Bay on geographic.org