Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Cumberland East Bay is situated nearby to the locality Pachyptila Valley, as well as near Reindeer Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mills Peak.
Mills Peak
Peak
Mills Peak is a peak 1 nautical mile southwest of Cape Douglas, rising to 625 metres in the northern portion of Barff Peninsula, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1988 for Lieutenant Keith Mills, commander of the Royal Marines platoon at King Edward Point at the Battle of Grytviken between the United Kingdom and Argentina, April 3, 1982.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery Point and King Edward Point.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
Cumberland East Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Sand Bay” and “Sandebugten”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.31159° or 54° 18′ 42″ southLongitude
-36.36367° or 36° 21′ 49″ westElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
39Q5MJQP+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5263292873OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
10787734
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cumberland East Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Baie de Cumberland Est”
- German: “Cumberland East Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía Cumberland Este”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pachyptila Valley and Reindeer Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puppy Waterfall and Tears of Misery.
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