Quaker Harbour facts for kids
Quaker Harbour is the irregularly shaped bay indenting for 3.7 km the north coast of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. It is centred at 51°49′00″S 61°04′35″W / 51.81667°S 61.07639°W, and has its head fed by Pitt Creek. The bay takes its name from nearby Quaker Island.
The British navigator and Antarctic explorer James Weddell, who visited the Falklands in 1819–1824, overwintered ashore on Weddell Island (known at that time as Swan Island) at Quaker Harbour in May–September 1823.
Maps
- The Falkland Islands. Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901
- Falkland Islands Explorer Map. Scale 1:365000. Ocean Explorer Maps, 2007
- Falklands Topographic Map Series. Scale 1:50000, 29 sheets. DOS 453, 1961-1979
Gallery
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Swan Island (present Weddell Island) and Quaker Harbour on a pre 1829 Falklands map by Charles Barnard
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Old map of Weddell Island featuring Quaker Harbour
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Map of Weddell Island
See also
In Spanish: Bahía de la Plata para niños
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