Uruguay Cove
| Uruguay Cove | ||
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 Map of Laurie Island with the Uruguay Cove (center left) |
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| Waters | Jessie Bay | |
| Land mass | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 44 ′ 1 ″ S , 44 ° 44 ′ 46 ″ W | |
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The Uruguay Cove is a bay on the north coast of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the Southern Orkney Islands . It is located in the western part of Jessie Bay .
Participants of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) mapped them in 1903. Expedition leader William Speirs Bruce named them after the Argentine corvette Uruguay , which from 1904 was used for many years to supply the neighboring Orcadas station .
Web links
- Uruguay Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Uruguay Cove on geographic.org (English)