Sudan Beach, Beach in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Sudan Beach is a small shingle beach on the west side of Greene Peninsula, on the north coast of South Georgia, 0.3 nautical miles (0.56 km) south of Dartmouth Point. It lies at the eastern shore of Moraine Fjord, which the peninsula separates from the main arm of Cumberland East Bay.
Sudan Beach was roughly surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 under Otto Nordenskjöld. In 1951 scientists of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyed it again and gave the name, after the Sudan family of dyes used to prepare histological slides of material collected there.
The name comes from the Sudan family of dyes, one of several chemicals used by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey personnel who prepared biological material collected nearby in 1951. Neighbouring features carry the same naming pattern, among them Balsam Beach, Eosin Hill and Aniline Island.
Visiting requires special permits from the Government of South Georgia and strict adherence to environmental protection protocols. Visitors should prepare for extreme weather conditions and challenging access routes.
Sudan Beach takes its name from the Sudan family of dyes, one of several features around Greene Peninsula named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1951 after chemicals used to prepare biological material collected there. Nearby are Aniline Island, named for a staining agent, and Eosin Hill, named for a red dye.
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