Stewart Strait
Stewart Strait is a strait 2 nautical miles wide between Bird Island and the Willis Islands, off the west end of South Georgia. The strait was navigated and charted by Captain James Cook in 1775; later called Willis Sound by sealers and whalers; recharted by DI in 1930 and named after Walter Stuart, Customs Officer in South Georgia at that time.- Strait
- Description: strait in the United Kingdom
- Also known as“Estrecho Steward”“Willis Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elliott Rock and Stejneger Peak.
Elliott Rock
Elliott Rock is a rock lying in Stewart Strait, close…
Stejneger Peak
Peak
Stejneger Peak is a conspicuous rocky peak, 190… Stejneger Peak is situated 2½ km east of Stewart Strait.
Molly Hill
Peak
Molly Hill is a hill between Evermann Cove and… Molly Hill is situated 2½ km east of Stewart Strait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pio Point and Cordall Stacks.
Cordall Stacks
Locality
The Cordall Stacks are two conspicuous rock stacks… Cordall Stacks is situated 3 km east of Stewart Strait.
Heron Passage
Locality
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west… Heron Passage is situated 5 km west of Stewart Strait.
Stewart Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.00722° or 54° 0′ 26″ south
Longitude
-38.105° or 38° 6′ 18″ west
Open location code
39Q3XVVW+42
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stewart Strait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stewart Strait”
- Chinese: “斯圖爾特海峽”
- German: “Stewart Strait”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stewart Strait”
- Swedish: “Stewart Strait”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bird and Begg Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Johnson Cove and Goldcrest Point.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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