Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Cumberland West Bay

Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of , South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is 2.5 miles wide and extends 7 miles in a southwest direction.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Bahía Grande”, “Saco Oeste”, “West Bay”, and “West Cumberland Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stenhouse 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…

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.

Cumberland West Bay

Latitude
-54.24518° or 54° 14′ 43″ south
Longitude
-36.59843° or 36° 35′ 54″ west
Open location code
39Q5QC32+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1827480578
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3426521
Wiki­data ID
Q5193984
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Satellite Map

Discover Cumberland West Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cumberland West Bay” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tweeney Point and Islet Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carlita Island and Cachalote Peak.

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