Papua Beach

Papua Beach is a beach 1.5 nautical miles long on the southeast shore of , South Georgia. The name derives from "Papua Cove," now an obsolete name, applied for a minor recession of the shore of this beach by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, because a colony of gentoo penguins was found there.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Papua Cove”, “Penguin Bay”, and “Pinguinbucht”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stenhouse Peak and Petrel Peak.

Peak
is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Maiviken, , on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from…

Peak
is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of , 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation. is situated 3 km southeast of Papua Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply. is situated 5 km southeast of Papua Beach.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia. is situated 8 km southeast of Papua Beach.

Papua Beach

Latitude
-54.25381° or 54° 15′ 14″ south
Longitude
-36.55501° or 36° 33′ 18″ west
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
39Q5PCWV+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9097325217
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
3426347
Wiki­data ID
Q2814836
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Satellite Map

Discover Papua Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Papua Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Papua Beach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط بابوا”
  • German: “Papua Beach”
  • Japanese: “パプアビーチ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Papuastranda”
  • Swedish: “Papua Beach”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carr Valley and Hodges Bowl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Papua Pass and Mount Skottsberg.

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