Sacramento Bight
Sacramento Bight is an open bight, 2.5 miles wide, between Calf Head and Cape Harcourt on the north coast of South Georgia. The name "Pinguin-Bay" was given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, to a small bay within the bight now described.Places of Interest
Highlights: Brocken and Harcourt Island.
Harcourt Island
Islet
Harcourt Island is a small island at the north side of the entrance to Royal Bay, South Georgia.
Mount Krokisius
Peak
Mount Krokisius is a mountain 0.6 nautical miles northeast of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia.
Sacramento Bight
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Pinguin-Bay” and “Sacramento Bay”
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.49107° or 54° 29′ 28″ south
Longitude
-36.02949° or 36° 1′ 46″ west
Open location code
39Q5GX5C+H6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sacramento Bight” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sacramento Bight”
- Chinese: “薩克拉門托灣”
- German: “Sacramento Bight”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sacramento Bight”
- Swedish: “Sacramento Bight”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Marie Point and Moltke Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pirner Peak and Binary Peaks.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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