🚤 Bird Sound

United Kingdom · Europe · 54.00°S, 38.02°W

Bird Sound is a hazardous but navigable sound, 1 nautical mile (2 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) wide, separating Bird Island from the west end of South Georgia. The names "La Roche Strait" and "Bird Sound" were used interchangeably for this feature on charts for many years. Bird Sound, which takes its name from nearby Bird Island, is approved on the basis of local usage.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	54.00°S, 38.02°W · view on map

Bird Sound is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

More straits in United Kingdom

Alert Channel · Anegada Passage · Anguilla Channel · Cymyran Strait · Douglas Strait · Eagle Passage · English Channel · Falkland Sound · Gulf of Corryvreckan · Hauge Strait.

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