Porlier Bay

Porlier Bay (Bulgarian: залив Порлиер, romanized: zaliv Porlier, IPA: [ˈzalif porliˈɛr]) is the 3 km wide bay indenting for 1.6 km the north coast of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

It is entered between Punta del Medio and Black Point, and includes Spiller Cove on the southeast.

The feature is named after Brigadier Rosendo Porlier y Asteguieta (1771–1819), commander of the Spanish naval squadron whose flagship San Telmo sank off the island with 644 men on board including Porlier in September 1819.

Remnants of the ship were found subsequently at the bay.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Location of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Porlier Bay and Black Point from Cape Shirreff , with Tangra Mountains in the background
Porlier Bay in the background (on the right) from Catalunyan Saddle , with Burdick Ridge in the foreground
Topographic map of Livingston Island