Beckmann Fjord
Beckmann Fjord is a bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Beckmann Fjord is situated nearby to the locality Bay of Isles, as well as near Prince Olav Harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Outer Lee Island and Brutus Island.
Outer Lee Island
Islet
Outer Lee Island is a small island 1.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Bellingshausen Point, lying in the outer part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Outer Lee Island is situated 3 km northwest of Beckmann Fjord.
Brutus Island
Islet
Brutus Island is a small island lying near the center of Prince Olav Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The descriptive name Saddle Island was given for this feature, probably by a British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1921–22, but the same name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic; to avoid confusion a new name has been approved for this feature. Brutus Island is situated 4 km southeast of Beckmann Fjord.
Inner Lee Island
Islet
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Inner Lee Island is a small island 1.3 km north-northeast of Luck Point, lying in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. This island was charted in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, an American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who included it as one of two islands which he called the "Lee Islands". Inner Lee Island is situated 4 km west of Beckmann Fjord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prince Olav Harbour and Dinghy Point.
Prince Olav Harbour
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour is situated 3 km southeast of Beckmann Fjord.
Dinghy Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Dinghy Point is situated 4 km southeast of Beckmann Fjord.
Sheep Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Sheep Point is situated 5 km east of Beckmann Fjord.
Beckmann Fjord
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Beckman Fjord”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.05° or 54° 3′ southLongitude
-37.2° or 37° 12′ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
39Q4XR22+22GeoNames ID
3426586
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Localities in the Area
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