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South Shetland Islands
Whalers Bay, Deception Island
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
FossilsAlso reported: whale-oil tanks, boilers, boats, Base B buildings, cemetery; look only.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
1906-1931 whaling, 1944-1969 British Base B
Hektor whaling station and later British Base B inside the flooded caldera of Deception Island, abandoned after the 1960s eruptions; all pre-1970 remains on the shore are protected as HSM 71.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active volcanoCold, steaming beach, collapsing structures
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.