Schlieper Bay

Schlieper Bay is a bay 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, entered between Romerof Head and Weddell Point along the south coast of South Georgia. Schlieper Bay was named between 1905-12 after the director of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca.

During the Falklands War (1982), the British Magistrate and other civilians and military present in Grytviken were removed from South Georgia, but another 15 Britons remained beyond Argentine reach. The losses suffered at Grytviken prevented Argentina from occupying the rest of the island, with Schlieper Bay, along with Bird Island base and field camps at Lyell Glacier and St. Andrews Bay, remaining under British control.

Coordinates: 54°2′S 37°50′W / 54.033°S 37.833°W / -54.033; -37.833 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Schlieper Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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