Heron Passage
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaughan Island and Acorn Rock.
Vaughan Island
Islet
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.
Acorn Rock
Islet
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait. Acorn Rock is situated 3½ km west of Heron Passage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pio Point and Cordall Stacks.
Pio Point
Locality
Pio Point is a point forming the north side of the entrance to Johnson Cove at the west end of Bird Island, South Georgia. Roughly charted by DI personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926-30 and surveyed by HMS Owen in 1960–61. Pio Point is situated 7 km east of Heron Passage.
Cordall Stacks
Locality
The Cordall Stacks are two conspicuous rock stacks, the eastern one joined to Bird Island, South Georgia, by a low isthmus, lying on the northwest side of the island 0.3 nautical miles northwest of Jordan Cove. Cordall Stacks is situated 8 km east of Heron Passage.
Heron Passage
- Type: Channel
- Categories: channel and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Heron Passage” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赫倫海峽”
- German: “Heron-Passage”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bird and Begg Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Island and Willis Islands.
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