Name details

Explorers Cove

Explorers Cove (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Explorers Cove  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139570

Feature type: Cove

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A cove at the northwest head of New Harbour, Victoria Land, on the west side of McMurdo Sound. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME10

Named For

The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1976 in recognition of the large number of explorers that have worked in the vicinity of this cove.

Location

Latitude:
77° 33' 48.1" S
-77.56337°
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Longitude:
163° 35' 10.8" E
163.58632°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
4-Nov-1976

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