Fortuna Bay
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Fortuna Bay () is a bay 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, entered between Cape Best and Robertson Point on the north coast of South Georgia. Named after the whaling expedition under C.A. Larsen which participated in establishing the first permanent whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, in 1904-05.
Ocean Harbour 22 miles (35 km) to the south east, was formerly known as "New Fortuna Bay".
This article incorporates text from Fortuna Bay, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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