Johnson Cove
Johnson Cove is a cove entered between Pio Point and Pearson Point on the west side of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used in a 1948 British Admiralty pilot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Molly Hill and Stejneger Peak.
Molly Hill
Peak
Molly Hill is a hill between Evermann Cove and Johnson Cove on western Bird Island, South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the black-browed albatross or "mollymawk" which breeds on the hill in large numbers.
Stejneger Peak
Peak
Stejneger Peak is a conspicuous rocky peak, 190 m, at the head of Evermann Cove on Bird Island, South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Biological Expedition, 1958–59.
Elliott Rock
Elliott Rock is a rock lying in Stewart Strait, close west of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia. It was positioned by Discovery Investigations personnel under Lieutenant Commander J.M.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.
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.
Heron Passage
Locality
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. Heron Passage is situated 7 km west of Johnson Cove.
Johnson 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—“Johnson Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “約翰遜灣”
- Dutch: “Johnson Cove”
- German: “Johnson Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Johnson Cove”
- Spanish: “Johnson Cove”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pearson Point and Morris Point.
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