Hamberg Lakes
The Hamberg Lakes are two adjoining lakes lying near the northern outlet of Hamberg Glacier, 1 nautical mile west of Moraine Fjord, Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: two adjoining lakes near the glacier
- Also known as: “Hamberg Lake” and “Hamberg See”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brown Mountain and Gull Lake.
Gull Lake
Reservoir
Gull Lake is a lake, 0.15 nautical miles in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 nautical miles south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia. Gull Lake is situated 3 km north of Hamberg Lakes.
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. Swinhoe Peak is situated 3 km south of Hamberg Lakes.
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. Discovery Point is situated 2½ km northeast of Hamberg Lakes.
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 4 km north of Hamberg Lakes.
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.
Hamberg Lakes
- Categories: group of lakes and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hamberg Lakes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hamberg Lakes”
- Chinese: “漢伯格湖”
- French: “Hamberg Lakes”
- German: “Hamberg Lakes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hamberg Lakes”
- Spanish: “Lagos Hamberg”
- Swedish: “Hamberg Lakes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cumberland East Bay and King Edward Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Osmic Hill and Hestesletten.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hamberg Lakes”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.