Luisa Bay () is a small
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
lying between
Cape Vakop
Hound Bay ( no, Bikjebugten) is a bay at the base of Barff Peninsula. It is wide at its mouth and recedes , entered between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop along the north coast of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. The names "George Bay" and "Hunde ...
and
Mount Skittle
Mount Skittle () is a prominent rocky mountain, 480 m, forming the north limit of Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name "Kegel-Berg" (Skittle Mountain) was given for this feature by the German group of the International P ...
on the north coast of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...
. It was surveyed by the
South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, and named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the ''Luisa'', one of the vessels of the
Compañía Argentina de Pesca 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 bes ...
, South Georgia, in 1904. The vessel is now a hulk lying in
King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove ( es, Caleta Capitán Vago) is a sheltered cove in the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. This cove and its surrounding features, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic ...
.
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References
Bays of South Georgia
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