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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Salvesen Cove (GBR) | 64° 24' 00.0" S | 61° 20' 00.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 111021
Place ID: 12650
between Valdivia Point and Brabazon Point, Hughes Bay, Danco Coast, was roughly charted by BeAE in January 1898; further charted by the whalers from 1911-12 and named Salvesen B. after Chr. Salvesen and Co., whalers of Leith, Scotland, who operated in this area (HA chart, 1928). Salvesen Bay (Wilkins, 1929, p.364). Salvesen Cove (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942; BA chart 3205, 1945; APC, 1955, p.18; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Salveson [sic] Cove (USAAF chart 1762, 1946). Caleta Salvesen (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.645; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.254). Baie Salveson [sic] (France. SHM chart 5452, 1951). The cove was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57, and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Portal Point", 1957-58. Seno Campos Urquiza, presumably referring to the NW arm of the cove, after Contra-almte Campos Urquiza, of the Argentine Navy (Argentina. MD, 1978, letter C). |
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| Salvesen Cove (USA) | 64° 24' 00.0" S | 61° 20' 00.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 131155
Place ID: 12650
Cove forming the S extremity of Hughes Bay, along the W coast of Graham Land. The cove was partially outlined on the charts of the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Probably named by whalers operating in this vicinity after Salvesen and Company, whalers of Leith, Scotland. |
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| Salvesen, caleta (ARG) | 64° 24' 00.0" S | 61° 20' 00.0" W | Cove |
| Name ID: 102101 Place ID: 12650 | |||
| Salvesen, Caleta (CHL) | 64° 24' 50.0" S | 61° 19' 10.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 106234
Place ID: 12650
La caleta fue delineada en forma parcial en las cartas de la Expedición Antártica Belga al mando de De Gerlache, 1897-1899. Probablemente, fue denominada por los balleneros de Salvesen y compañía de Leith, Escocia, que operaba en estas vecindades. Caleta a 14 millas al SW de caleta Brialmont, ubicada al extremo S de bahía Hughes en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. |
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