Drygalski Fjord, Fjord in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Drygalski Fjord is a bay 1 mile (1.6 km) wide that recedes northwestwards 7 miles (11 km) along the southeast coast of South Georgia, entered immediately north of Nattriss Head. Trendall Crag, a 1,005-metre rock crag surveyed by Duncan Carse's South Georgia Survey between 1951 and 1957, overlooks the north side at the fjord's southeast end.
Drygalski Fjord was charted during the Second German Antarctic Expedition of 1911–12, led by Wilhelm Filchner. It was named for Erich von Drygalski (1865–1949), leader of the First German Antarctic Expedition of 1901–03. L. Harrison Matthews suggested the fjord may have been where Anthony de la Roché spent two weeks in April 1675.
The name Drygalski Fjord, charted by Wilhelm Filchner's Second German Antarctic Expedition in 1911–12, honours Erich von Drygalski, leader of the First German Antarctic Expedition (1901–03). L. Harrison Matthews suggested the fjord may be where Anthony de la Roché spent two weeks in April 1675.
Navigation through this waterway requires experienced crews due to sudden weather shifts and strong winds that occur regularly. Floating ice chunks from nearby glaciers add to the hazards, demanding constant attention and careful piloting.
Drygalski Fjord may be where Anthony de la Roché spent two weeks in April 1675, according to L. Harrison Matthews. If so, it was a stop on one of the earliest visits to South Georgia, long before Filchner's 1911–12 charting.
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