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.

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

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

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 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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Latitude

-54.23333° or 54° 14′ south

Longitude

-36.61667° or 36° 37′ west

Open location code

39Q5Q98M+M8

GeoNames ID

10787851

Wikidata ID

Q393611

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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.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

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