Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Cave Cove

King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet on the southern coast of the island of South Georgia. The inlet is approximately 13 km long and 4 km wide.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McCarthy Island.

Island
is an island, 1 nautical mile long, lying in the entrance to on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Timothy McCarthy, a seaman on the Endurance during the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–16.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peggotty Bluff.

Locality
King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet on the southern coast of the island of South Georgia. The inlet is approximately 13 km long and 4 km wide. is situated 9 km northeast of Cave Cove.

Cave Cove

Latitude
-54.18532° or 54° 11′ 7″ south
Longitude
-37.40716° or 37° 24′ 26″ west
Open location code
39Q4RH7V+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4357266883
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q12714021
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Satellite Map

Discover Cave Cove from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Cave Cove” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Cave Cove”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hammerstad Reef and McNish Island.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Old barracks and Boiler House.

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