Richardson Cove
| Richardson Cove | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Land mass | Moe Island , South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 44 ′ 13 ″ S , 45 ° 41 ′ 46 ″ W | |
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The Richardson Cove is an opening to the West Bay in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located on the southwest side of Moe Island between Conroy Point and Corral Point . It belongs to the Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 109 .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2006 after Michael George Richardson of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1992-2006), who as 1,970 to 1,975 biologist for the British Antarctic Survey was active, while from 1972 to 1973, the Signy Research Station conducted would have.
Web links
- Richardson Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Richardson Cove on geographic.org (English)