Twitcher Bay
| Twitcher Bay | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 43 '48 " S , 35 ° 56' 52" W | |
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| Tributaries | Twitcher Glacier | |
The Twitcher Bay is a small bay near the eastern end of South Georgia . It is located south of Iris Bay and was created by the retreat of the Twitcher Glacier that flows into it .
The bay was measured for the first time in 2014 by the crew of RV Hans Hansson . The bay is named after the name of the glacier of the same name. Its namesake is John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792), First Lord of the Admiralty and also known under the name Jemmy Twitcher.
Web links
- Mauri Pelto: Twitcher Glacier, South Georgia, 40% of Length Lost 1989-2019. Report on the formation of Twitcher Bay on the website of the American Geophysical Union (English)
- Twitcher Bay . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)