Maiviken

Maiviken

Maiviken is a cove at the north end of Thatcher Peninsula which extends between Cumberland West Bay and Cumberland East Bay, on the east coast of South Georgia, the main island of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The cove was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, and named "Majviken" (May Cove) after May Day 1902, the day on which the cove was entered. Over the years, the Norwegian spelling Maiviken has become established for the cove.

Location

• Location map: 54°14’15"S, 36°30’5"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Maiviken