Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord in South Georgia
- Also known as: “Morænefjord”, “Moranen Fjord”, and “Moränen Fjord”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swinhoe Peak.
Swinhoe Peak
Peak
Swinhoe Peak is a peak, 845 m high, standing between Hamberg Glacier and Hestesletten on the north side of South Georgia. The peak was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–03, under Nordenskjold.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery Point and King Edward Point.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. 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.
Moraine Fjord
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.32685° or 54° 19′ 37″ southLongitude
-36.476° or 36° 28′ 34″ westOpen location code
39Q5MGFF+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 11838881226OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3426374Wikidata ID
Q6909033
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Moraine Fjord” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Fiordu Moraine”
- Chinese: “莫雷納灣”
- German: “Moraine Fjord”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moraine Fjord”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Morenefjorden”
- Spanish: “Fiordo Moraine”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sudan Beach and Zenker Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Analine Island and Osmic Hill.
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