Ellefsen Harbour
Ellefsen Harbour is a harbour lying at the south end of Powell Island between Christoffersen Island and Michelsen Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was discovered in the course of a joint cruise by Captain George Powell, a British sealer, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer, in December 1821.- Type: Cove
- Description: harbour in South Orkney Islands, discovered in 1821
- Also known as: “Ellefsen Harbor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Michelsen Island and Christoffersen Island.
Michelsen Island
Islet
Michelsen Island is a small island in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It is joined to the southern end of Powell Island by a narrow isthmus of occasionally submerged boulders.
Christoffersen Island
Islet
Christoffersen Island is a small island immediately west of the southern end of Powell Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. The name appears on a chart by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, who made a running survey of these islands in 1912–13.
Grey Island
Islet
Grey Island is 1 km south of Michelsen Island and 2 km west of the southern part of Fredriksen Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was first charted and named Holmen Graa on a map by the Norwegian whaler Captain Petter Sorlle, who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13.
Ellefsen Harbour
- Categories: harbor, bay, and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Ellefsen Harbour” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃萊弗森港”
- German: “Ellefsen Harbour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ellefsen Harbour”
- Spanish: “Ellefsen, puerto”
- Swedish: “Ellefsen Harbor”
- Tamil: “எல்லெஃப்சென் துறைமுகம்”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Falkland Harbor and Fredriksen Island.
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