
King George Bay
(King George Island)
British Antarctic Territory
Location: 62° 6' S 58° 3' 58" W
between Lions Rump and Penguin Island, King George Island, was charted on 22 January 1820 by Bransfield, who landed and took formal possession of the island for King George III; named Georges Bay or George's Bay after King George IV (1820-30). The name 'Saint George's Bay' appears on soe early charts. The bay was recharted by Discovery Investigations in January 1937. The bay was photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956-57.