Cave Cove

Cave Cove

Cave Cove is a small cove on King Haakon Bay, South Georgia, best known for its connection to the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition expedition. It was where the "James Caird" landed after its tumultous voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia on the 10th May, 1916, and this is commemorated by a small plaque in the rock.

While at Cave Cove, the men fed on albatross. Henry McNeish wrote,

:"We have not been as comfortable for the last five weeks, We had 3 young & 1 old albatross for lunch with 1 pint of gravy which beets [sic] all the chicken soup I ever tasted."

Since they had run out of drinking water arriving at Cave Cove, the men immediately went to the small stream there.

They had to leave their boat offshore, and the elements tore the rudder off the "James Caird". However, fortunately the rudder floated back into the cove later, and thus they were able to repair the boat. From here, they moved to Peggotty Bluff.

Many locations relevant to the Shackleton's journey can be accessed through the Google Earth software including King Haakon Bay, Cave Cove, Elephant Island, Cape Wild, and Stromness. As of January 2, 2007, a Google Earth software feature can display sites of note, desigated with a symbol containing the letter "i". In addition, present day photographs of the locations are also available through the software.


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