Alert Channel

Alert Channel is a small channel between and , and leading to the head of Husvik Harbor in , South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1928 and named after Alert, the motorboat used by the DI survey party.
  • Channel
  • Description: Small channel in South Georgia

Places of Interest

Discover Mount Barren and Parochlus Lake.
Peak
is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing…
4 km west of Alert Channel
Lake
is a shallow lake at the head…
3½ km west of Alert Channel

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
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Locality
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island.
Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Village
, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling…
3 km north of Alert Channel
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Latitude
-54.16667° or 54° 10′ south
Longitude
-36.7° or 36° 42′ west
Open location code
39Q5R8M2+82
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Alert Channel” goes by many names.
阿勒特海峽Chinese

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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