Explorers Cove
Explorers Cove | ||
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Waters | New Harbor , McMurdo Sound | |
Land mass | Victoria Land | |
Geographical location | 77 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Tributaries | Wales Stream |
The Explorers Cove ( English for explorer's bay ) is a bay on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located at the northwest head end of the New Harbor on McMurdo Sound .
The US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 in recognition of the numerous researchers who were active in the area around the bay.
Web links
- Explorers Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Explorers Cove on geographic.org (English)