Anchorage Bay

Anchorage Bay is a bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Anchorage Bay is situated nearby to the locality Illusion Point, as well as near Peruque Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Best Peak and Fortuna Peak.

Best Peak

Peak

Best Peak is a peak, 600 metres high, standing southwest of Illusion Point, Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Fortuna Peak is a peak, 385 metres high, standing at the east side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart, and is probably in association with Fortuna Bay. Fortuna Peak is situated 2½ km east of Anchorage Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.

Leith Harbour

Village

Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.

Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 9 km east of Anchorage Bay.

Husvik

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 10 km southeast of Anchorage Bay.

Anchorage Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude

-54.11667° or 54° 7′ south

Longitude

-36.81667° or 36° 49′ west

Elevation

301 metres (988 feet)

Open location code

39Q5V5MM+88

GeoNames ID

3426600

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