Harcourt Island
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Harcourt Island is a small island
at the north side of the entrance to Royal Bay
, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Cape Harcourt
, the easternmost point of this island.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
at the north side of the entrance to Royal Bay
Royal Bay
Royal Bay is a bay, 4 miles wide and indenting 5 miles , entered between Cape Charlotte and Cape Harcourt along the north coast of South Georgia....
, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Cape Harcourt
Cape Harcourt
Cape Harcourt is a headland on the eastern extremity of Harcourt Island on the north coast of South Georgia, forming the north side of the entrance to Royal Bay. The name dates back to at least 1920 and is now well established....
, the easternmost point of this island.