Charcot Cove
| Charcot Cove | ||
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| Waters | Ross Sea | |
| Land mass | Victoria Land | |
| Geographical location | 76 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Tributaries | Marin glacier | |
The Charcot Cove is a bay on the east coast of the Antarctic Victoria Land between the Bruce Point and Cape Hickey .
It was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . It is named after the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867–1936).
Web links
- Charcot Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Charcot Cove on geographic.org (English)