Cairns Cove
| Cairns Cove | ||
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| Waters | Right Whale Bay , South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 0 ′ 13 ″ S , 37 ° 41 ′ 4 ″ W | |
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The Cairns Cove is a bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located on the west side of Right Whale Bay .
Scientists from the UK Discovery Investigations mapped it in 1930 and named it Haste Cove . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee revoked this designation in 1959. After a hydrographic survey with the ship HMS Owen from 1960 to 1961, the bay was named after Petty Officer Peter T. Cairns of the Royal Navy , a member of the survey team.
Web links
- Cairns Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cairns Cove on geographic.org (English)