Main Bay

Main Bay

Main Bay (54°1′S 38°3′W / 54.017°S 38.05°W / -54.017; -38.05) is a cove which is the western arm of Jordan Cove along the south coast of Bird Island, South Georgia. The United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) has found that this descriptive name has been in local use at least since 1957.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Main Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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