Jason Harbour
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Jason Harbour is a bay
1 mile (1.6 km) wide, lying west of Allen Bay
in the north side of Cumberland West Bay
, South Georgia. Charted and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The bay was previously visited by the Jason
, Captain C.A. Larsen, in 1894.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
1 mile (1.6 km) wide, lying west of Allen Bay
Allen Bay
Allen Bay is a semi-circular bay wide, lying west-northwest of Larsen Point in the north part of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. Charted in 1926 by DI personnel on the Discovery Committee at that time....
in the north side of Cumberland West Bay
Cumberland West Bay
Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is wide, and extends in a southwest direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, who named it West Bay. It was remapped...
, South Georgia. Charted and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The bay was previously visited by the Jason
Jason (Ship)
Jason was a Norwegian whaling vessel laid down in 1881 in Rødsverven, Norway, the same shipyard which later built Ernest Shackleton's ship the Endurance...
, Captain C.A. Larsen, in 1894.