Foster, Port
Port Foster is one of the safest harbours in Antarctica, located in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands.- Type: Bay
- Description: specially protected bay in Antarctica
- Also known as: “ASPA-145”, “Port Foster”, and “Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crimson Hill and Relict Lake.
Crimson Hill
Peak
Crimson Hill is a prominent, ice-free hill, 95 metres high, on the south side of Pendulum Cove, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was so named in 1829 by the British expedition under Foster, because there was a prominent stratum of brickstone in the hill.
Relict Lake
Lake
Relict Lake is a small lake lying southeast of Pendulum Cove on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1957 because when Lieutenant E.N.
Cross Hill
Peak
Cross Hill is a hill of 525 feet on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The hill stands on the west side of the island, to the southwest of Telefon Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at Pendulum Cove in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, inaugurated in 1955.
Foster, Port
- Categories: protected area and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.95187° or 62° 57′ 7″ southLongitude
-60.63805° or 60° 38′ 17″ westOpen location code
379X29X6+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 13465045400OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
6633370Wikidata ID
Q3398350
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Foster, Port” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “福斯特港”
- French: “port Foster”
- French: “Port Foster”
- German: “Port Foster”
- Italian: “Port Foster”
- Japanese: “フォスター港”
- Latvian: “Fostera osta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Foster”
- Norwegian: “Port Foster”
- Polish: “Port Foster”
- Spanish: “FosteR, Puerto”
- Spanish: “Puerto Foster”
- Swedish: “Foster, puerto”
- Ukrainian: “Порт-Фостер”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Deception Island and Wensleydale Beacon.
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