Cape Vakop
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Cape Vakop is a headland
between Hound Bay
and Luisa Bay
on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner
. The name appears on a chart based upon surveys of South Georgia in 1926–30 by DI
personnel, but may represent an earlier naming.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
between Hound Bay
Hound Bay
Hound Bay is a bay, which is 2.5 miles wide at its mouth and recedes 3 miles , entered between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop along the north coast of South Georgia. The names George Bay and Hundebugten have appeared on charts for this feature...
and Luisa Bay
Luisa Bay
Luisa Bay is a small bay lying between Cape Vakop and Mount Skittle on the north coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS, 1951–52, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Luisa, one of the vessels of the Compania Argentina de Pesca which participated in...
on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner
Wilhelm Filchner
Wilhelm Filchner was a German explorer.At the age of 21, he participated in his first expedition, which led him to Russia. Two years later, he travelled alone and on horseback through the Pamir Mountains, from Osh to Murgabh to the upper Wakhan to Tashkurgan and back...
. The name appears on a chart based upon surveys of South Georgia in 1926–30 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel, but may represent an earlier naming.