Micalvi Cove
| Micalvi Cove | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| Land mass | Robert Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 59 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| width | 1.9 km | |
| depth | 1.35 km | |
| Islands | Avren Rocks | |
The Micalvi Cove (English; Spanish Ensenada Micalvi , in Argentina Caleta Beltrán ) is a 1.35 km long and 1.9 km wide bay in the southeast of Robert Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located between Zahari Point and the Kermen Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named the bay . It is named after the ship Contramaestre Micalvi , which was used in the 49th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1994–1995).
Web links
- Micalvi, Ensenada at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English and Spanish)