Cumberland East Bay

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Cumberland East Bay is a sheltered inlet on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean, known historically as a center of whaling activity and exploration.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
country United Kingdom (overseas territory) ⓘ
hasAccess primarily by sea ⓘ
hasCharacteristic sheltered ⓘ
hasClimate cold oceanic ⓘ
hasConservationStatus part of South Georgia protected areas regime ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion sub-Antarctic ⓘ
hasCurrentUse scientific research support area ⓘ
tourism landing area (expedition cruises) ⓘ
hasEconomicHistory industrial-scale whaling in early 20th century ⓘ
sealing and marine resource exploitation ⓘ
hasFeature fjord-like coastline ⓘ
glacially carved shores ⓘ
steep surrounding mountains ⓘ
hasHarbor Grytviken harbor ⓘ
linked to: Grytviken

Husvik Harbor ⓘ
King Edward Cove ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriodOfIntenseUse early 1900s to mid-20th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse base for Antarctic exploration ⓘ
sealing activities vicinity ⓘ
whaling station anchorage ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
hasNavigationUse anchorage for ships operating around South Georgia ⓘ
hasNearbyBay Cumberland West Bay (adjacent bay) ⓘ
linked to: Cumberland East Bay
hasNearbyBurial Ernest Shackleton ⓘ
Frank Wild ⓘ
hasNearbyCemetery Grytviken cemetery ⓘ
linked to: Grytviken Cemetery
hasNearbyCove King Edward Cove ⓘ
hasNearbyGlacier König Glacier vicinity ⓘ
Neumayer Glacier vicinity ⓘ
hasNearbyPoint King Edward Point ⓘ
hasNearbyResearchStation King Edward Point research station ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Grytviken ⓘ
Grytviken whaling station (abandoned) ⓘ
linked to: Grytviken

Husvik (abandoned) ⓘ
King Edward Point ⓘ
hasShore north coast of South Georgia ⓘ
hasWildlife penguins vicinity ⓘ
seabird colonies vicinity ⓘ
seals vicinity ⓘ
whales vicinity ⓘ
knownFor polar exploration ⓘ
whaling activity ⓘ
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
north coast of South Georgia ⓘ
partOf British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
Cumberland Bay ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grytviken → locatedIn → Cumberland East Bay ⓘ
King Edward Point → locatedOn → Cumberland East Bay ⓘ
King Edward Cove → partOf → Cumberland East Bay ⓘ
Grytviken Cemetery → locatedNear → Cumberland East Bay ⓘ
Cumberland East Bay → hasNearbyBay → Cumberland West Bay (adjacent bay) ⓘ
linked to: Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland Bay → hasPart → Cumberland East Bay ⓘ