King Edward Cove

King Edward Cove

Central South Georgia: Cumberland Bay; Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove (Grytviken); Allardyce Range with the summit Mount Paget (NASA imagery).
King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove
Coordinates 54°17′S 36°30′W / 54.283°S 36.500°W / -54.283; -36.500

King Edward Cove is a sheltered cove immediately southwest of Mount Duse, in the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. This cove, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld. It was named in about 1906 for King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "King Edward Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

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