Sandefjord Bay
Sandefjord Bay indents the westernmost coast of Coronation Island amongst the South Orkney Islands in the British Antarctic Territory. It lies between Sphinx Rock (a rock lying south of Monroe Island) and Moreton Point on Coronation Island. The bay is bounded by Spine Island to north-east.
The bay was roughly charted by Powell and Palmer in December 1821. It was further charted by Sørlle in 1912 and named 'Sandefjord' after the centre for the whaling industry in Norway. The bay was recharted by Discovery Investigations in January 1933. A Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey hut, designated 'Base P', was established on the east side of the bay, 12 February 1945, but was not occupied, and the base was dismantled in February 1956. The bay was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Signy in 1956-58.
Location
- Location map: 60°36’58"S, 46°1’59"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Sandefjord Bay