Cheapman Bay
Cheapman Bay is a bay 4 miles wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia close west of King Haakon Bay. The name Cheapman Strand was given to a feature in this vicinity by an American sealing expedition which visited South Georgia in 1877–78.- Type: Cove
- Description: bay on South Georgia Island
- Also known as: “Bahía Playa Ancha”, “Chapman Strand”, “Cheapman Strand”, and “Langestrand Harbour”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McNish Island.
McNish Island
Islet
McNish Island is the larger of two islands lying at the east side of Cheapman Bay on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Harry McNish, carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. McNish Island is situated 3 km east of Cheapman Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samuel Islands.
Samuel Islands
Locality
The Samuel Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying close to the south coast of South Georgia, 1.6 km west-southwest of Nilse Hullet and 3.2 km east-southeast of Klutschak Point. Samuel Islands is situated 8 km southwest of Cheapman Bay.
Cheapman Bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Cheapman Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奇普曼灣”
- German: “Cheapman Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cheapman Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia Cheapman”
- Spanish: “Bahía Cheapman”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aucellina Point and Markham Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peters Glacier and Price Glacier.
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