Falkland Harbor
Falkland Harbour is a harbour along the southwest side of Powell Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle in 1912–13, and named for the floating whale factory Falkland which was badly damaged while entering the harbour in the 1912–13 season.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cove
- Description: harbour at Powell Island in the South Orkney Islands
- Also known as: “Falkland Harbour”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christoffersen Island and Michelsen Island.
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.
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.
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. Grey Island is situated 2½ km southeast of Falkland Harbor.
Falkland Harbor
- Categories: harbor and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Falkland Harbor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “福克蘭港”
- German: “Falkland Harbour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Falkland Harbour”
- Swedish: “Falkland Harbour”
- Tamil: “பால்க்லாந்து துறைமுகம்”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ellefsen Harbour and Fredriksen Island.
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