Schlieper Bay
Schlieper Bay is a bay 1 mile wide, entered between Romerof Head and Weddell Point along the south coast of South Georgia. It is separated from Church Bay by the Scree Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Schleiper Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scree Gap.
Scree Gap
Mountain saddle
Scree Gap is a gap between Schlieper Bay and Church Bay, near the west end of South Georgia. The name is descriptive and was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee following surveys by the SGS in the period 1951–57.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Rock Point and Chaplin Head.
Low Rock Point
Locality
Low Rock Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Church Bay, near the west end of the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1926–30, and so named because a low rock lies off the point. Low Rock Point is situated 5 km northwest of Schlieper Bay.
Chaplin Head
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Chaplin Head is situated 5 km southwest of Schlieper Bay.
Bill Inlet
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Bill Inlet is situated 8 km west of Schlieper Bay.
Schlieper Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schlieper Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schlieper Bay”
- Chinese: “施利珀灣”
- German: “Schlieper Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schlieper Bay”
- Portuguese: “Baía Schlieper”
- Swedish: “Schlieper Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pyramid Point and Matthews Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Binnie Peaks and Weddell Point.
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