Feature Name (see definition): Papua Beach

Feature Class (see definition): Beach

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11334

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 15' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 34' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.25

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.5666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Beach 1.5 mi long on the SE shore of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. The name derives from "Papua Cove," now an obsolete name, applied for a minor recession of the shore of this beach by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, because a colony of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) was found there. The cove was called "Pinguinbucht" on a 1907 chart by A. Szielasko, and the form Penguin Bay appears on some later charts. Following this survey in 1951-52, the South Georgia Survey (SGS) reported that the beach now described, rather than the cove or bay, is the significant feature for which a name is required.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data