Halfmoon Cove
| Halfmoon Cove | ||
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| Waters | Admiralty Bay | |
| Land mass | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 9 '39 " S , 58 ° 27' 51" W | |
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The Halfmoon Cove ( English for half moon bay ) is a side bay of the Admiralty Bay of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located between Shag Point and Rakusa Point .
The bay got its descriptive name from the American ornithologists Wayne Z. Trivelpiece and Nicholas J. Volkman, who were visiting scientists at the Polish Arctowski Station from 1977 to 1978 .
Web links
- Halfmoon Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)