Arctowski Cove
Arctowski Cove is a small cove at the southeast side of Point Thomas in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. It was named by a Polish Antarctic Expedition after Henryk Arctowski, Polish meteorologist with the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and in association with the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on Point Thomas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arctowski Lighthouse and Jardine Peak.
Jardine Peak
Peak
Jardine Peak is a peak, 285 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of Point Thomas on the west side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Napier Rock
Islet
Napier Rock is a rock lying 1.75 nautical miles east-southeast of Point Thomas in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Arctowski Cove
- Type: Bay
- Description: cove
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.15639° or 62° 9′ 23″ south
Longitude
-58.47292° or 58° 28′ 23″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
3893RGVG+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Arctowski Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿茨托夫斯基灣”
- Dutch: “Arctowski Cove”
- German: “Arctowski-Bucht”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arctowski Cove”
- Polish: “Zatoka Arctowskiego”
- Portuguese: “Enseada Arctowski”
- Spanish: “Arctowski Cove”
- Swedish: “Arctowski Cove”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jasnorzewski Gardens and Point Thomas.
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