Antarctica

Factory Cove

Borge Bay is a large, irregularly-shaped bay that dominates the east side of , in the of Antarctica. It was charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, and named for Captain Hans Borge of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay during the following year.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: cove in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Factoria, fondeadero,caleta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signy Research Station and Heywood Lake.

Dwelling
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0.
is an Antarctic research base on , run by the British Antarctic Survey.

Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to on , in the .

Peak
is a conspicuous nunatak, 210 metres high, standing 0.5 nautical miles west of the northern part of on , in the .

Factory Cove

Latitude
-60.7079° or 60° 42′ 28″ south
Longitude
-45.59706° or 45° 35′ 49″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
38FP7CR3+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10296915652
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
6632921
Wiki­data ID
Q58509
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Satellite Map

Discover Factory Cove from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Factory Cove” goes by many names.

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