Hercules Bay is a bay 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) wide, which lies 1 nautical mile (2 km) west-northwest of Cape Saunders along the north coast of South Georgia. It was named by Norwegian whalers after the Hercules (or Herkules), a whale catcher which had visited the bay.[1] In the entrance of the bay lies Turpie Rock.
| Hercules Bay | |
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 Hercules Bay in South Georgia Island, 1996. | |
  Hercules Bay | |
| Coordinates | 54°7′S 36°40′W / 54.117°S 36.667°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Islands | South Georgia |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hercules Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.