Factory Cove
Borge Bay is a large, irregularly-shaped bay that dominates the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands 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.- Bay
- …is also known as “Factoria, fondeadero,caleta”
- Description: cove in Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signy Research Station and Jane Peak.
Signy Research Station
Dwelling
Signy Research Station is an Antarctic research base…
Jane Peak
Peak
Jane Peak is a conspicuous nunatak, 210 metres high…
Heywood Lake
Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three…
Factory Cove
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.7079° or 60° 42′ 28″ south
Longitude
-45.59706° or 45° 35′ 49″ west
Open location code
38FP7CR3+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Factory Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法克特里灣”
- Dutch: “Factory Cove”
- German: “Factory Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Factory Cove”
- Spanish: “Factoría, fondeadero,caleta”
- Spanish: “Factory Cove”
- Swedish: “Factoría, fondeadero, caleta”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knob Lake and Moss Lake.
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