Name details

Stygian Cove

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111447

Feature type: Cove

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

W of Berry Head, Signy Island, was roughly charted by Sørlle, 1912-13, and called Palmer Bay, probably after Capt. N.B. Palmer (Palmer Archipelago, q.v.) (Sørlle, chart, 1913; Marr, 1935, p.325); recharted by DI in 1933 (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934); following survey by FIDS from Signy in 1947, named Stygian Cove from its gloomy aspect caused by steep cliffs on the W side (Stygian also chanced to be the name of the surveyor's wartime submarine) (APC, 1955, p.20; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963; 210 Signy Island sheet, 1-DOS 1973). Stygian Bay, in error (BA, 1966, p.43).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 41' 00.0" S
-60.68333°
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Longitude:
45° 36' 30.0" W
-45.60833°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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