Church Bay
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Church Bay is a bay
4.5 miles (7 km) wide, indenting the north coast of South Georgia between Low Rock Point
and Cape North
. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations
personnel in the period 1925–30 and surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–57. The name is well established in local use.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
4.5 miles (7 km) wide, indenting the north coast of South Georgia between Low Rock Point
Low Rock Point
Low Rock Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Church Bay, near the west end of the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel in 1926-30, and named because a low rock lies off the point....
and Cape North
Cape North (South Georgia)
Cape North is a headland marking the northernmost point of South Georgia, near the west end of the island. This name was first applied to the northwest tip of South Georgia on a map by Captain James Cook in 1775. Since 1912 it has become established for the northernmost point of the island, which...
. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations
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 in the period 1925–30 and surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–57. The name is well established in local use.