Newark Bay

Newark Bay is a bay three miles long between Sandefjord and Larvik, entered at the south-east end of Fanning Ridge, along the south coast of South Georgia.

The presence of this bay seems to have been first noted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who roughly charted a small inlet in this approximate position. The name dates back to about 1927 and has become established for the feature.

An earlier name, possibly from the Russian expedition, was Saint George Bay. A Norwegian chart of 1929 calls it Sukkertopp Bukta ('Sugar-loaf Bay'), in association with Mount Sugartop.

Location

• Location map: 54°21’17"S, 36°55’1"W