Shelter Cove (Antarctica)
| Shelter Cove | ||
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| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Land mass | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 40 ′ 44 " S , 57 ° 56 ′ 41" W | |
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The Shelter Cove (English for refuge ) is a small bay in the north of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located on the Trinity Peninsula between Chapel Hill and Church Point on the north bank of the Prince Gustav Canal .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it descriptively in 1964 because it is the only place on the coast that offers protection from the prevailing southwest winds.
Web links
- Shelter Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shelter Cove on geographic.org (English)