Albatross Cove

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Albatross Cove
Waters Cooper Bay
Land mass South Georgia
Geographical location 54 ° 46 '54 "  S , 35 ° 48' 42"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 46 '54 "  S , 35 ° 48' 42"  W
Albatross Cove (South Georgia)
Albatross Cove

The Albatross Cove is a cove at the southeast end of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located in the northeastern part of Cooper Bay .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the boat Albatross , which the British ornithologist Niall Rankin used for his ornithological studies between 1946 and 1947.

Web links

  • Albatross Cove . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)