Maiviken
Maiviken is a cove in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Maiviken is situated nearby to the locality Thatcher Peninsula, as well as near the village King Edward Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stenhouse Peak and Mount Hodges.
Stenhouse Peak
Peak
Stenhouse Peak is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Maiviken, Cumberland Bay, 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… Stenhouse Peak is situated 2½ km southwest of Maiviken.
Mount Hodges
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. Mount Hodges is situated 4 km south of Maiviken.
Petrel Peak
Peak
Petrel Peak is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of Hodges Glacier, 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Petrel Peak is situated 4 km southwest of Maiviken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.
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.
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. King Edward Point is situated 5 km south of Maiviken.
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. Discovery Point is situated 8 km south of Maiviken.
Maiviken
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Maibucht” and “May Cove”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.23944° or 54° 14′ 22″ southLongitude
-36.5075° or 36° 30′ 27″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
39Q5QF6V+62GeoNames ID
3426385
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