Cook Bay ( 54°3′S 37°8′W / 54.050°S 37.133°W / -54.050; -37.133 ) is an irregular bay , 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) wide at its entrance between Cape Crewe and Black Head , narrowing into two western arms, Lighthouse Bay and Prince Olav Harbour , along the north coast of South Georgia . It was charted by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel during the period 1926–30, and named by them for Captain James Cook , who explored South Georgia and landed in this general vicinity in 1775.
11-544: Pig Point ( 54°4′S 37°9′W / 54.067°S 37.150°W / -54.067; -37.150 ) is a point which forms the south side of the entrance to North Bay, Prince Olav Harbor , on the north coast of South Georgia . Probably named by DI personnel who charted Prince Olav Harbor in 1929. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Pig Point" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This South Georgia and
22-402: A whalers' base . Prince Olav Harbour is the site of one of the seven main whaling bases established on South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour was the location of a former Norwegian whaling station operational dating from 1911. The whaling station was initially a floating factory site, a shore station being set up in 1916. The whaling station continued as a shore station until March 1931 and then
33-695: A 1938 British Admiralty chart. Sheep Point marks the south entrance to the harbour, separating it from Cook Bay . Hay Peak sits at the head of the bay. Near the center of the harbour sits Brutus Island . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . 54°4′S 37°9′W / 54.067°S 37.150°W / -54.067; -37.150 Cook Bay (South Georgia) The following notable features of Cook Bay were named by DI personnel, unless otherwise noted. Cape Crewe forms
44-663: The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1991 to avoid duplication with Pram Point at Leith Harbour in Stromness Bay . To the east is the descriptively-named East Bay, 0.5 nmi (0.93 km) mile wide. It was named by the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition , a British expedition under Ernest Shackleton , which visited South Georgia in 1921–22. Squire Point lies at the north side of the entrance to East Bay. The name appears on
55-482: The Olav Rocks lies 0.6 nmi (1.1 km) east-southeast of Cape Crewe. It was named because the rocks serve as a guide to vessels entering Prince Olav Harbor . DI charts recorded the incorrect spelling, "Prince Olaf Rocks," but later charts corrected this error, and the shortened form of the original name is approved. Lighthouse Bay forms the northern arm of Cook Bay between Cape Crewe and Point Abrahamsen. It
66-484: The South Sandwich Islands location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince Olav Harbor Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay , entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia . Throughout the 19th century, South Georgia was a sealers' base and, in the following century, became
77-404: The harbour is named after it. Several locations in and around Prince Olav Harbour have been charted and named by various Antarctic survey and exploration groups, primarily by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel in their 1929–30 expedition. Unless noted otherwise, the following locations were first named by DI personnel. Point Abrahamsen separates Prince Olav Harbour from Lighthouse Bay on
88-482: The north side of Prince Olav Harbour. It was probably named for Captain Abrahamsen , manager of the whaling station at Prince Olav Harbour at that time. Southwest of it sits Razor Point, first named on a 1938 British Admiralty chart. Fine Point and Sheer Point are found close by. Dinghy Point sits on the south side of the harbor. Dinghy Point was originally called "Pram Point", but was renamed Dinghy Point by
99-462: The north side of the entrance to Cook Bay. Cape Crewe is an established name, dating back to about 1912. Crewe Rock, an offshore rock about 3 metres (10 ft) high, lies 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) east of Cape Crewe, for which it is named. Kelp Bank is a shoal , covered with kelp , lying 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Cape Crewe. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart. A small rock group referred to as
110-570: Was closed. The name was in use as early as 1912 and was given by Norwegian whalers for Olav V of Norway . The wreck of the ship Brutus remains, semi-submerged, where she was deliberately beached to serve as a coaling station . The ship was built in Glasgow in 1883 as the Sierra Pedrosa , and measured 1,686 gross registered tons . After serving as a coal hulk at Cape Town , she was towed to South Georgia in about 1912. Brutus Island in
121-504: Was probably named for the now-disused lighthouse on Sheep Point to the south. South of Lighthouse Bay, Prince Olav Harbour makes up the majority of Cook Bay. Further south, a narrow strait called Carl Passage, 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, connects Elephant Lagoon, which is about 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) long, to Cook Bay. "Carl Passage" may reflect an earlier naming. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
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