Boat Harbour
Jason Harbour is a bay 1 mile wide, lying west of Allen Bay in the north side of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was charted and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld.- Type: Harbor
- Description: harbor in South Georgia
- Also known as: “Boat Harbor” and “Boat Harbour, South Georgia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jason Peak and Diamond Peak.
Jason Peak
Peak
Jason Peak is a peak, 675 metres high, lying 1 mile west of Jason Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart.
Diamond Peak
Peak
Diamond Peak is a peak rising to 610 m west of Jason Harbor, Cumberland West Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI between 1925 and 1929. This article incorporates public domain material from…
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. Husvik is situated 8 km west of Boat 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 9 km northwest of Boat Harbour.
Boat Harbour
- Category: transportation
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Boat Harbour” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “博特港”
- German: “Boat Harbour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boat Harbour”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wood Point and Lagoon Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Breakwater Rocks and Jason Harbour.
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