Alert Cove
Alert Cove is a small cove lying south of Kanin Point in Husvik Harbor, Stromness Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1928 and is named after Alert, the motorboat used by the DI survey party.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blechnum Peaks and Mount Barren.
Blechnum Peaks
Peak
Blechnum Peaks are three peaks, the highest 640 metres high, on the north–south ridge between Gulbrandsen Lake and Olsen Valley on the north coast of South Georgia. Blechnum Peaks is situated 3 km south of Alert Cove.
Mount Barren
Peak
Mount Barren is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing west of Husvik Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. Its name is descriptive, and was probably given by the Discovery Investigations in 1926–30. Mount Barren is situated 3½ km west of Alert Cove.
Ruby Peak
Peak
Ruby Peak is a peak rising on the east side of Olsen Valley to the southwest of Jason Peak, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from… Ruby Peak is situated 3 km southeast of Alert Cove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 4½ km north of Alert Cove.
Alert Cove
- Type: Cove
- Description: cove in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Alert Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿勒特灣”
- Dutch: “Alert Cove”
- German: “Alert Cove”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alert Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alert Cove”
- Norwegian: “Alert Cove”
- Spanish: “Alert Cove”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanin Point and Point Purvis.
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Highlights include Bar Rocks and Seagull Rock.
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