Watering Cove
| Watering Cove | ||
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| Waters | Stromness Harbor | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 9 ′ 13 ″ S , 36 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ W | |
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The Watering Cove (from English watering , irrigation, water transfer ) is a small side bay of the Stromness Harbor of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located between the former Stromness whaling station and Harbor Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the fact that in earlier times whalers had supplied themselves with fresh water in this bay.
Web links
- Watering Cove . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)