King Haakon Bay
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king-haakon-bay-170-17862583
title:
King Haakon Bay
text:
King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet on the southern coast of the island of South Georgia. The inlet is approximately 13 km long and 4 km wide. The inlet was named for King Haakon VII of Norway by Carl Anton Larsen, founder of Grytviken. Queen Maud Bay, named for his queen, is nearby. Shackleton Gap, a mountain pass, connects King Haakon Bay to Possession Bay. Cave Cove, which forms part of the bay, is best known as the landing place of Ernest Shackleton in May 1916 as he sought he
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Haakon_Bay
date created:
2007-01-01T03:54:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T02:27:33Z
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13
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