Possession Bay
Possession Bay is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Possession Bay is situated nearby to the locality Dinghy Point, as well as near Jagged Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hay Peak and Austin Glacier.
Hay Peak
Peak
Hay Peak is a peak rising to 660 metres at the head of Prince Olav Harbour in Cook Bay, South Georgia. It was charted and descriptively named "The Snow Pap" by the Discovery Investigations in 1929, but subsequently deleted.
Austin Glacier
Glacier
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay.
Brutus Island
Islet
Brutus Island is a small island lying near the center of Prince Olav Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The descriptive name Saddle Island was given for this feature, probably by a British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1921–22, but the same name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic; to avoid confusion a new name has been approved for this feature. Brutus Island is situated 3 km north of Possession Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinghy Point and Prince Olav Harbour.
Dinghy Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.
Prince Olav Harbour
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour is situated 3 km north of Possession Bay.
Sheep Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Sheep Point is situated 3 km northeast of Possession Bay.
Possession Bay
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Alert Point”
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.0894° or 54° 5′ 22″ southLongitude
-37.15234° or 37° 9′ 8″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
39Q4WR6X+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 9128076676OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
10787422
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Possession Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Baie de la Possession”
- German: “Possession Bay”
- Portuguese: “Baía Possessão”
- Spanish: “Bahía de la Posesión”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prince Olav Harbour Cemetery and Brutus.
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