King George Bay (Antarctica)

King George Bay (62°6′S 58°5′W / 62.100°S 58.083°W / -62.100; -58.083) is a bay indenting the south coast of King George Island for 6 nautical miles (11 km) between Lions Rump and Turret Point, in the South Shetland Islands.

It was named on 24 January 1820 after the then-reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom, King George, by a British expedition under Edward Bransfield.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "King George Bay".

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United States Geological Survey.