54o01'S
37o58'W
Chart
3585,
Elsehul
This
bay is at the W end of South Georgia and provides good protection
from the sea in the inner part. Although it appears to be open to
the NW, by tucking into the W side of the inner bay, shelter from the
NW can be found.
Anchor
in about 6.5m, outside the kelp, off the beach. The bottom is fine
sand and provides exceptionally good holding.
When
we visited, we anchored in the E side of the inner bay, outside the
kelp in 8.5m, thinking to shelter from a NE gale. The whole bay was
subject to hurricane force gusts from the N, with a big swell setting
in. The anchor to which we were lying did not budge an inch. In
retrospect, we would have been better off anchored on the W side: the
gusts were as violent, but there was much less swell.
An
old BAS hut, used for seal studies in the past, stands on the beach
on the W side of the harbour. It is in a rather poor state, but
still habitable. Next to it, are three old trypots. A short walk
over the low ground at the head of the bay, takes you to Undine
Harbour on the S coast.
Water
can be obtained from a stream at the NE corner of the inner bay.
ELSEHUL, LOOKING SE
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