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Hercules Bay

Coordinates: 54°7′S 36°40′W / 54.117°S 36.667°W / -54.117; -36.667
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Hercules Bay
Hercules Bay in South Georgia Island, 1996.
Hercules Bay is located in South Georgia Island
Hercules Bay
Hercules Bay
Coordinates54°7′S 36°40′W / 54.117°S 36.667°W / -54.117; -36.667
Ocean/sea sourcesSouth Atlantic Ocean
IslandsSouth Georgia

Hercules Bay is a bay 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) wide, which lies 1 nautical mile (2 km) west-northwest of Cape Saunders along the north coast of South Georgia. It was named by Norwegian whalers after the Hercules (or Herkules), a whale catcher which had visited the bay.[1] In the entrance of the bay lies Turpie Rock.

References

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  1. ^ "Hercules Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2012.

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