False Bay
False Bay is a bay 4 miles long, which lies between Barnard Point and Miers Bluff on the south side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cove
- Description: bay of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Falsa, bahia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nusha Hill and Castellvi Peak.
Nusha Hill
Peak
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nusha Hill is the rocky hill rising to 251 m in southern Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has precipitous east, south and west slopes, and is linked to Doc Peak to the north by a col of elevation 220 m.
Castellvi Peak
Peak
Photo: Polarguide, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castellvi Peak is a peak rising to 350 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island. Situated 800 m northeast of MacGregor Peaks and 1.4 km southwest of Dorotea Peak. Castellvi Peak is situated 2½ km north of False Bay.
Canetti Peak
Peak
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Canetti Peak is a 400 m peak in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak has precipitous and ice-free western slopes and overlooks Zagore Beach and False Bay to the west and north, and Charity Glacier to the south. Canetti Peak is situated 2½ km east of False Bay.
False Bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“False Bay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فولس باي (جزيرة ليفينغستون)”
- Arabic: “فولس باي”
- Chinese: “福爾斯灣 (利文斯頓島)”
- Chinese: “福爾斯灣”
- German: “False Bay”
- Japanese: “フォールス湾”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “False Bay på Livingston Island”
- Spanish: “Falsa, Bahía”
- Swedish: “Falsa, bahía”
- Ukrainian: “Фолс-Бей (острів Лівінгстон)”
- Ukrainian: “Фолс-Бей”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buena Nueva Cove and Piedras Point.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
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