Bore Valley
Bore Valley is a valley that is 0.7 nautical miles long in a north–south direction, extending from Lewis Pass to Grytviken in Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 304 metres
- Description: valley in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bores Dal” and “Mai Viken Glen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hodges and South Georgia Museum.
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.
South Georgia Museum
Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken, near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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.
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.
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 5 km southeast of Bore Valley.
Bore Valley
- Category: landform
- 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—“Bore Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bore Valley”
- German: “Bore Valley”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bore Valley”
- Swedish: “Bore Valley”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as King Edward Cove and Thatcher Peninsula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thatcher Peninsula and Lewis Pass.
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