Hound Bay
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Hound Bay is a bay
, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide at its mouth and recedes 3 miles (4.8 km), entered between Tijuca Point
and Cape Vakop
along the north coast of South Georgia. The names George Bay and Hundebugten have appeared on charts for this feature. The SGS, 1951-52, reported that this bay was better known to whalers and sealers as Bikjebugten (the word Bikje implying any low type canine). The name Hound Bay, proposed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is an English form of this name.
On the 21st April, 1982, the British SBS
was landed at Hound Bay beach from helicopters based on the HMS Endurance
, and attempted to cross to the Argentine positions through Sorling Valley
, and into Cumberland East Bay
, where they were driven back by snow and ice on 22-24 April
through to Cumberland East Bay
.
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...
, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide at its mouth and recedes 3 miles (4.8 km), entered between Tijuca Point
Tijuca Point
Tijuca Point is a prominent rock point forming the northwest side of the entrance to Hound Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name Penguin Point was probably applied to this feature by DI personnel who made a running survey of this coast in 1930. Following the SGS, 1951–52, it was...
and Cape Vakop
Cape Vakop
Cape Vakop is a headland between Hound Bay and Luisa Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner. The name appears on a chart based upon surveys of South Georgia in 1926–30 by DI personnel, but may represent an...
along the north coast of South Georgia. The names George Bay and Hundebugten have appeared on charts for this feature. The SGS, 1951-52, reported that this bay was better known to whalers and sealers as Bikjebugten (the word Bikje implying any low type canine). The name Hound Bay, proposed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is an English form of this name.
On the 21st April, 1982, the British SBS
Special Boat Service
The Special Boat Service is the special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. Together with the Special Air Service, Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group they form the United Kingdom Special Forces and come under joint control of the same Director Special...
was landed at Hound Bay beach from helicopters based on the HMS Endurance
HMS Endurance (1967)
HMS Endurance was a Royal Navy ice patrol vessel that served from 1967 to 1991. She came to public notice when she was involved in the Falklands War of 1982.-Service history:...
, and attempted to cross to the Argentine positions through Sorling Valley
Sörling Valley
Sörling Valley is an ice-free valley between Cumberland East Bay and Hound Bay on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57...
, and into Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
, where they were driven back by snow and ice on 22-24 April
through to Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
.