Leith Cove
| Leith Cove | ||
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| Waters | Paradise Harbor ( Gerlache Street ) | |
| Land mass | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 48 ′ 31 ″ W | |
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| Islands | Hanka Island | |
| Tributaries | Diorite Glacier , Granite Glacier , Pluton Glacier , Vivallos Glacier | |
The Leith Cove is a side bay of the Paradise Harbor on the Danco Coast to the west of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located between Boruta Point in the northwest and Conesa Point in the south. The Vivallos Glacier flows into it .
The name probably goes back to whalers from the Salvesen & Co. company from Leith , Scotland .
Web links
- Leith Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Leith Cove on geographic.org (English)