| 词条 | Royal Bay |
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Like other parts of the archipelago, many birds breed here, including king penguins, gentoo penguins, and blue-eyed cormorants. HistoryRoyal Bay was discovered and named by a British expedition under James Cook in 1775.[2] In 1882 a German group of the International Polar Year Investigations expedition under Schrader was sent out to observe the transit of Venus was stationed at Royal Bay. They were based on the north shore of the bay in 1882-83. The group came in on the steam corvette {{SMS|Moltke|1877|6}} which was the first powered vessel to reach South Georgia. Moltke Harbour, a one-mile wide bay on the northwest side of Royal Bay is named after it.[3] References
1. ^Bicheno, Hugh (2006) Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. {{ISBN|978-0-7538-2186-2}} {{coord|54|32|S|36|0|W|display=title}}{{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub}}2. ^USGS GNIS: Royal Bay 3. ^USGS GNIS: Moltke Harbour 1 : Bays of South Georgia |
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