Cumberland Bay

Cumberland Bay is a bay, 4 miles wide at its entrance between Larsen Point and , which separates into two extensive arms, and , which recede inland 9 miles along the northern coast of South Georgia.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Bahia Cumberland”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Spencer Peak.

Peak
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.

Village
Grytviken is a former whaling station on .

is a former whaling station on .

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with…

Cumberland Bay

Latitude
-54.2312° or 54° 13′ 52″ south
Longitude
-36.47319° or 36° 28′ 24″ west
Open location code
39Q5QG9G+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cumberland Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cumberland Bay”
  • Chinese: “昆伯蘭灣”
  • Dutch: “Cumberland Bay”
  • French: “baie de Cumberland”
  • French: “Baie de Cumberland”
  • German: “Cumberland Bay”
  • Japanese: “カンバーランド湾”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cumberland Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cumberland Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Cumberland Bay”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Cumberland”
  • Spanish: “Bahía Cumberland”
  • Swedish: “Cumberland Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thatcher Peninsula and Tortula Cove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Thatcher Peninsula and Sealers Cave.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.

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