Fortuna Bay
Fortuna Bay is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Fortuna Bay is situated nearby to the locality The Bump, as well as near Illusion Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortuna Peak and Atherton Peak.
Fortuna Peak
Peak
Fortuna Peak is a peak, 385 metres high, standing at the east side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart, and is probably in association with Fortuna Bay.
Atherton Peak
Peak
Atherton Peak is a peak rising to about 500 metres east of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations, 1929–30, and named after Noel Atherton, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office at the time, later chief Civil Hydrographic Officer, 1951–62.
Harper Peak
Peak
Harper Peak is a peak, 785 metres high, standing east of Fortuna Peak and Fortuna Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart. Harper Peak is situated 2½ km southeast of Fortuna Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 7 km southeast of Fortuna Bay.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 9 km southeast of Fortuna Bay.
Fortuna Bay
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Cape Robertson” and “Robertson Point”
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.10969° or 54° 6′ 35″ southLongitude
-36.77856° or 36° 46′ 43″ westElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
39Q5V6RC+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 9128776550OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3426318
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Fortuna Bay” goes by many names.
- German: “Fortuna Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía Fortuna”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Treble Peak and Best Peak.
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