Fortuna Bay () is a bay long and wide. Its entrance is defined by Cape Best on the west and Robertson Point to the east, near

Atherton Peak Atherton Peak () is a pyramidal peak, peak rising to about east of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island, South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations, 1929–30, and named after Noel Atherton, cartographer in the British Admiralty, ...

on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named after the ''Fortuna'', one of the ships of the Norwegian–Argentine whaling expedition under

C.A. Larsen Carl Anton Larsen (7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924) was a Norway, Norwegian-born Whaling, whaler and Antarctic explorer who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fos ...

which participated in establishing the first permanent whaling station at

Grytviken Grytviken ( ) is a settlement on South Georgia in the South Atlantic and formerly a whaling station and the largest settlement on the island. It is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay, considered the b ...

, South Georgia, in 1904–05. The

Second German Antarctic Expedition The Second German Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1913 was led by Wilhelm Filchner in the exploration ship . Its principal objective was to determine whether the Antarctic continent comprised a single landmass rather than separated elements, and ...

(SGAE) under

Wilhelm Filchner Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarctic Expeditio ...

explored Fortuna Bay in 1911–12.

Discovery Investigations The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, wh ...

(DI) personnel charted the area during their 1929–30 expedition.

Ocean Harbour Ocean Harbour ( es, Puerto Nueva Fortuna) is a deeply indented bay on Barff Peninsula on the north coast of South Georgia which is entered west-northwest of Tijuca point. It was a whaling station between 1909 and 1920. At one point, South Ge ...

, 22 miles (35 km) to the southeast, was formerly known as "New Fortuna Bay", but its name was changed in order to avoid confusion with Fortuna Bay.

Named features

Numerous features on and around Fortuna Bay have been named and charted by various Antarctic expeditions and research groups. The west side of Fortuna Bay's entrance is marked by Cape Best, whose name dates back to at least 1912. Just southeast of the cape on the same coast is Illusion Point. Just over 3.7 kilometres () south of Cape Best sits Anchorage Bay, charted by DI personnel and named because it provides good

anchor An anchor is a device, normally made of metal , used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ''ancora'', which itself comes from the Greek ἄγ ...

age. On the south side of Anchorage Bay sits Peruque Point. Whistle Cove lies at the southwest end of Fortuna Bay. Further southwest, not on the bay itself, Breakwind Ridge rises high. The east side of Fortuna Bay's entrance is marked by Robertson Point, a name that was established at least as far back as 1920. It sports a small

knoll In geography, knoll is another term for a knowe or hillock, a small, low, round natural hill or mound. Knoll may also refer to: Places * Knoll Camp, site of an Iron Age hill fort Hampshire, England, United Kingdom * Knoll Lake, Leonard Canyon, A ...

known as The Bump, charted and named by DI personnel. A small group of rocks called the Fortuna Rocks extend across the east side of the bay entrance, first charted by the SGAE. Small Bay indents the shore on the east side of Fortuna Bay. One kilometer () south of Small Bay is Hodson Point. Illusion Point, Peruque Point, and Whistle Cove on the west side, and Small Bay and Hodson Point on the east side were all first charted on a 1931

British Admiralty The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State. For much of it ...

chart.

References

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