Chinstrap Cove
| Chinstrap Cove | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Land mass | Clarence Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 14 ′ 46 ″ S , 54 ° 11 ′ 16 ″ W | |
|
||
| Tributaries | Giridawa glacier | |
The Chinstrap Cove is a bay on the northwest coast of Clarence Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 5 km northeast of Escarpada Point .
Participants of the UK Joint Services Expedition (1970-1971) made the naming. Is named the chinstrap ( Phygoscelis antarctica , English Chinstrap penguin ), part of the bay to the breeding grounds.
Web links
- Chinstrap Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Chinstrap Cove on geographic.org (English)