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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Carlota Cove (GBR) 62° 22' 15.7" S 59° 41' 47.9" W Cove
Name ID: 108088 Place ID: 2328

between Coppermine Peninsula (q.v.) and Misnomer Point, Robert Island, was charted by CAE, 1949, and called Bahïa Carlota (Chile. DNH chart 1405, 1961; IHA, 1974, p.66); following the designation of the peninsula as SPA No. 16 under the Antarctic Treaty, named Carlota Cove (BA, 1972, p.48; APC, 1974, p.3).

Carlota Cove (USA) 62° 22' 00.0" S 59° 42' 00.0" W Cove
Name ID: 123310 Place ID: 2328

Cove between Coppermine Peninsula and Misnomer Point on the W coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. The name derives from the Chilean name "Bahia Carlota" appearing on a 1961 Chilean hydrographic chart of the area.

Carlota, Bahía (CHL) 62° 22' 00.0" S 59° 40' 00.0" W Cove
Name ID: 105280 Place ID: 2328

La Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1949, al mando del capitán de navío Leopoldo Fontaine Nakin, efectuó un levantamiento del estrecho Inglés y le dio nombre a esta bahía. Caleta de unos 7 cables de ancho por 5 de saco, que se abre al oriente de cabo Morris, en el extremo occidental de isla Robert, islas Shetland del Sur.

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