Right Whale Bay
Right Whale Bay is a bay 1.5 miles wide, entered between Craigie Point and Nameless Point along the north coast of South Georgia Island. The bay is named for the southern right whales found in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bahía Ballena Franca”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Regulator.
Mount Regulator
Peak
Mount Regulator is a mountain, 655 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Right Whale Bay on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Regulator. Mount Regulator is situated 3 km west of Right Whale Bay.
Right Whale Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Right Whale Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Right Whale Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Right Whale Bay”
- Chinese: “露脊鯨灣”
- German: “Right Whale Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Right Whale Bay”
- Swedish: “Right Whale Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Low Rock Point and Jock Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bloor Reef and Reef Point.
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