Esbensen Bay

Esbensen Bay is a small bay 1 nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Nattriss Head, along the southeast end of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Filchner, and was named for Captain Viktor Esbensen, manager of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca whaling station at Grytviken, the first land-based whaling station in Antarctica.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Esbensen Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ Headland, Robert K. (1984). The Island of South Georgia. Cambridge University Press.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Esbensen Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 54°52′S 35°57′W / 54.867°S 35.950°W / -54.867; -35.950


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