King George Bay

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Not to be confused with King George Bay, South Shetland Islands

King George Bay is a large bay on the coast of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands, facing westwards.

There are three settlements on the shore of the bay: Chartres, Dunnose Head and Roy Cove.

Storm Mountain rises on the north coast to 1,709 feet above sea level. It contains numerous islands, including the Passage Islands, the Hummock Island Group and Split Island. The bay is roughly 21 miles long and ten miles wide.[1]

Location

References

  1. United States Hydrographic Office (1916). South America Pilot Volume II. Washington, DC. p. 164. https://books.google.com/books?id=NEIPAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA164.