Tweeny Point
Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is 2.5 miles wide and extends 7 miles in a southwest direction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Diamond Peak.
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… Diamond Peak is situated 3½ km north of Tweeny Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Grytviken.
Husvik
Locality
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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 northwest of Tweeny Point.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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. King Edward Point is situated 10 km southeast of Tweeny Point.
Tweeny Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- 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—“Tweeny Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特韋尼角”
- German: “Tweeny Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tweeny Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Islet Point and Doubtful Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enten Bay and Carlita Bay.
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