Adélie Cove
| Adélie Cove | ||
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 Adélie Cove (on the right) in the Northern Foothills |
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| Waters | Terra Nova Bay | |
| Land mass | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 46 '29 " S , 163 ° 58' 29" O | |
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| width | 1.5 km | |
| depth | 2.5 km | |
The Adélie Cove is a 1.5 km wide and 2.5 km long side bay of Terra Nova Bay on the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is on the edge of the Northern Foothills .
They were discovered and named by participants in a campaign run by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition from 1959 to 1960 . The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee officially adopted this designation on November 16, 1989.
Web links
- Adélie Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)