Cheapman Bay
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Cheapman Bay () is a bay 4 miles (6 km) wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia close west of King Haakon Bay. The name Cheapman Strand was given to a feature in this vicinity by an American sealing expedition which visited South Georgia in 1877-78. The name was recorded as Chapman Strand and applied to this bay by Matthews in 1931. "Langestrand" (long beach) has been used locally for the beach at the head of the bay and appeared for the bay itself on a British Admiralty chart of 1931. However, the SGS, 1951-52, reported that "Langestrand" is a descriptive term, not a placename, and is applied by sealers to at least four other beaches in South Georgia. To avoid confusion, the name Cheapman Bay has been approved for this feature and all other names rejected.
This article incorporates text from Cheapman 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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