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14 relations: Bay, Black Point (South Georgia), Cove, Discovery Investigations, Ernesto Pass, HMS Owen (K640), Ice Fjord, Leading seaman, Moraine, Shoal, South Georgia, Southern right whale, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, Whaling.
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.
Black Point (South Georgia)
Black Point is a point on the west side of Right Whale Bay, 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) south-southwest of Nameless Point on the north coast of South Georgia.
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Cove
A cove is a small bay or coastal inlet.
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.
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Ernesto Pass
Ernesto Pass is a mountain pass between Morsa Bay and Right Whale Bay in the northwest part of South Georgia. Right Whale Bay and Ernesto Pass are south Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs.
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HMS Owen (K640)
HMS Owen was a frigate built for the Royal Navy during World War 2.
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Ice Fjord
Ice Fjord is a bay long and wide, entered between Weddell Point and Kade Point along the south coast and near the west end of South Georgia Island. Right Whale Bay and Ice Fjord are south Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs.
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Leading seaman
Leading seaman is a junior non-commissioned rank or rate in navies, particularly those of the Commonwealth.
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Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
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Shoal
In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation.
South Georgia
South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Southern right whale
The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.
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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).
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Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution.
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References
Also known as Barber Cove, Binder Beach, Bloor Reef, Bluff Point (Antarctica), Bluff Point (South Georgia), Cairns Cove, Cairns Shoal, Craigie Point, Nameless Point, Scott Bay.