Fishtrap Cove
Fishtrap Cove is a small cove 0.1 nautical miles northwest of Boulder Point on the southwest side of Stonington Island, close off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonington Island and Anemometer Hill.
Stonington Island
Islet
Photo: Mark Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1.8 kilometres northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Anemometer Hill
Peak
Anemometer Hill is a hill 25 metres high northeast of Fishtrap Cove on Stonington Island, in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the East Base party of the U.S.
Mast Hill
Peak
Mast Hill is a hill 14 metres high about 100 meters from the western end of Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Base.
East Base
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expedition and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition.
Fishtrap Cove
- Type: Cove
- Description: cove
- Categories: cove, bay, and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Fishtrap Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “菲什特拉普灣”
- German: “Fishtrap Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fishtrap Cove”
- Spanish: “Trampera, caleta”
- Swedish: “Trampera, caleta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boulder Point and Haulaway Point.
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