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Small harbor entered between Glacier Bluff and Spit Point, indenting the SW side of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Yankee Harbor was known to both American sealers and the British as early as 1820, and this name is now established in international usage. Port Foster, the crater harbor of Deception Island, has at times also been referred to as Yankee Harbor.

between Glacier Bluff and Spit Point, Greenwich Island, forming the inner part of the bay E of Triangle Point, was probably first entered and roughly charted by Palmer, 18-20 November 1820; called Port Williams, possibly after the brig Williams (Williams Point, q.v.) (Palmer, 1820-21, 26 November 1820), but also named Yanky Harbor in association with Capt. E. Fanning's American sealing fleet from Stonington, Conn., which was based there in the 1820-21 season (Burdick, 1820-21, 17 December 1820); also called Hospital Cove by British sealers (Fildes, 1821c; Powell, chart, 1822a; Foster and Kendall, chart, 1829a; BA chart 3205, 1.vi.1901; Allardyce, Despatch, 10 March 1908; Ferguson, 1921, p.32). Yankee Harbour (Davis, 1821-22, 21 October 1821; BA chart 3205, 1945; 1774, 9.vii.1948; 5.ii.1954; APC, 1955, p.22). Ance HoÁpital (Powell, 1824a, map facing p.5). Fannings Harbour, after Capt. E. Fanning (Cape Fanning, q.v.) (Weddell, 1825a, map facing p.132). Hospital Bucht, Yorks Hafen (Fildes, 1827, p.460). Fannings Hafen (Weddell, 1827, third end map). Kraterhafen, so called by SwAE from its roughly circular shape (Nordenskjöld, 1911b, p.40). HaÁvre Hospital (Charcot, 1912, Pl.1). Hospital Cove or Yankee Harbour (BA, 1916, p.390). Yankee H. (HA chart, 1928). The harbour was recharted by DI, 1934-35, when astronomical observations were obtained (Nelson, 1935). Hospital Harbour (France. SHM, 1937, p.395). Yankee Harbor (USHO, 1943, p.97; USBGN, 1947, p.253). Fannings Harbor, as rejected name (USBGN, 1947, p.253). Bahi a Yankee (Chile. DNH chart L, 1947; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.307). Puerto Yankee (Argentina. MM chart 104, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.731; [referring to the whole bay E of Triangle Point] Chile. IHA, 1974, p.307). Yankie [sic] Harbour (BA chart 3205, 23.ix.1949). The harbour was further charted by CAE in January 1953, when a refuge hut was established on the S side (Thomas, 1956b, p.170). Baia Yankee (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 9). "Yanki-Kharbor", referring to the Chilean hut (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24). Bahi a Yanquee [sic], Bah¯a Yanqui [sic] (Araya and Herve , 1966, p.40-41).

Esta bahía fue conocida a un mismo tiempo por los cazadores de focas americanos e ingleses a comienzos de 1820, ahora este nombre está establecido internacionalmente. Puerto Foster, aquella bahía que se forma en un cráter en la isla Decepción, en un tiempo se le denominó bahía Yankee. Es una bahía circular que se forma en la costa W de la isla Greenwich, en las islas Shetland del Sur.