Harmony Cove

Harmony Cove (62°19′S 59°12′W / 62.317°S 59.200°W / -62.317; -59.200Coordinates: 62°19′S 59°12′W / 62.317°S 59.200°W / -62.317; -59.200) is a cove entered between Harmony Point and The Toe on the west side of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It was named by American sealers in about 1820 after the sealing vessel Harmony, under Captain Thomas Ray, one of several American sealing vessels headquartered at Harmony Cove during the 1820–21 season.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Harmony Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ↑ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 313. Retrieved 2012-04-05.

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