Luisa Bay
Luisa Bay is a small bay lying between Cape Vakop and Mount Skittle on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Luisa, one of the vessels of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca which participated in establishing the first permanent whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, in 1904.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Skittle and Rolf Rock.
Mount Skittle
Peak
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Skittle is a prominent rocky mountain, 480 m, forming the north limit of Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name "Kegel-Berg" was given for this feature by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83.
Rolf Rock
Islet
Hound Bay is a bay at the base of Barff Peninsula. It is 2.5 miles wide at its mouth and recedes 3 miles, entered between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop along the north coast of South Georgia.
Luisa Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.39567° or 54° 23′ 44″ southLongitude
-36.17782° or 36° 10′ 40″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
39Q5JR3C+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5263289407OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Luisa Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bahía Luisa”
- Chinese: “路易莎灣”
- German: “Luisa Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Luisa Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia Luisa”
- Spanish: “Bahía Luisa”
- Swedish: “Bahía Luisa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vakop Cove and Clark Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Antrim Island and Mount Hunt.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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