Whalers Bay, Deception Island - South Shetlands, Antarctica
Whalers Bay, Deception Island (62°59′S 60°33′W), South Shetlands, Antarctica, is an anchorage with no cell service and no Starlink reception, surveyed first-hand from SV Ursa across 1 visit (3 nights at anchor). Ursa anchored in 1–20.8 m of water and measured a tidal range of about 19.8 m.
Location
No cell serviceNo Starlink
Whalers Bay, Deception Island - South Shetlands, Antarctica
62° 59′ 3.3″ S60° 33′ 50″ W
About this Anchorage
Open anchorage with good holding.
Anchoring Notes
Anchor in 20m well off shore, or in 4m only in settled weather.
Quick Answers
- Where is Whalers Bay, Deception Island?
- Whalers Bay, Deception Island is at 62°59′S 60°33′W in South Shetlands, Antarctica.
- Is there cell service at Whalers Bay, Deception Island?
- Whalers Bay, Deception Island has no cell service.
- Does Starlink work at Whalers Bay, Deception Island?
- No — SV Ursa found no usable Starlink reception at Whalers Bay, Deception Island.
- How deep is the anchorage at Whalers Bay, Deception Island?
- SV Ursa anchored in 1–20.8 m at Whalers Bay, Deception Island, over a measured tidal range of about 19.8 m.
Ursa Measured Here
27 reports at anchor · 3 nights across 1 visit — all values measured aboard SV Ursa
- Wind at anchor
- 14.5 kn max
- Pressure seen
- 2 mbar – 2 mbar
- Water temperature
- 5.3 °C – 8.7 °C
- Depth under keel sensor
- 1 – 20.8 m
- Starlink latency here
- 113 ms median
- Starlink downlink here
- 13 kbps median
Observed Tide
Visits
- 22 Jan 2025 · 3 nights
Passages
- departed on Whalers Bay to Falkland Islands
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