Vahsel Bay (South Georgia)
| Vahsel Bay | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 45 '25 " S , 35 ° 49' 40" W | |
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The Vahsel Bay is a bay in the southeast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It lies between Wirik Bay and Cape Vahsel .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009 based on the naming of the neighboring cape. Its namesake is Richard Vahsel (1868–1912), captain of the expedition ship Germany in the Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911–1912) led by Wilhelm Filchner , who died during the research trip.
Web links
- Vahsel Bay on the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee's directory