Uruguay Cove
Uruguay Cove is a cove in the west part of Jessie Bay on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under W.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ramsay.
Mount Ramsay
Peak
Mount Ramsay is a peak, 475 m, standing at the west side of Uruguay Cove on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, 1902–04, and named for Allan Ramsay, chief engineer of the expedition ship Scotia, who died on August 6, 1903, and was buried at the foot of the peak. Mount Ramsay is situated 2½ km southwest of Uruguay Cove.
Uruguay Cove
- Type: Cove
- Description: cove
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Uruguay Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “烏拉圭灣”
- German: “Uruguay Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uruguay Cove”
- Spanish: “Uruguay Cove”
- Swedish: “Uruguay Cove”
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