Rum Cove
| Rum Cove | ||
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| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Land mass | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 6 '25 " S , 58 ° 25' 59" W | |
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The Rum Cove ( Spanish Caleta Martínez ) is a bay on the northwest coast of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It lies between the Tumbledown Cliffs and Cape Obelisk .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them after the rum on April 3, 1984, based on the naming of other geographical objects in the area that are named after alcoholic beverages .
Web links
- Rum Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rum Cove on geographic.org (English)