Borge Bay
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Borge Bay is a small bay
between Balin Point
and Berntsen Point
on the east side of Signy Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. It was charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, and named for Captain Hans Borge, master of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay during the following year.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
between Balin Point
Balin Point
Balin Point is a headland which marks the north side of the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted by Discovery Investigations in 1933 and so named in association with Balin Rocks....
and Berntsen Point
Berntsen Point
Berntsen Point is a headland which forms the south side of the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the Discovery, and probably named for Captain Søren Berntsen, master of the Orwell, who was of assistance in...
on the east side of Signy Island
Signy Island
Signy Island is a small sub-antarctic island in the South Orkney Islands group locted at . It is about long and wide and rises to above sea level. Much of the island is permanently covered with ice. The average temperature range is to about in winter...
, in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. It was charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, and named for Captain Hans Borge, master of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay during the following year.