Beaufoy Cove
| Beaufoy Cove | ||
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| Waters | Royal Bay | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 35 ′ 10 ″ S , 35 ° 59 ′ 36 ″ W | |
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| Tributaries | Weddell Glacier | |
The Beaufoy Cove is a bay on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located on the south side of Royal Bay and was created by the retreat of the Weddell Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 2002. It is named after the sealer Beaufoy , with whom Captain Matthew Brisbane (1787-1833) visited South Georgia in 1823.
Web links
- Beaufoy Cove . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)