Foster, Port
Port Foster is one of the safest harbours in Antarctica, located in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cove
- 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 Crater Lake and Wensleydale Beacon.
Crater Lake
Lake
Crater Lake is a volcanic crater, now filled with water, lying north-west of Mount Kirkwood on the south side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Wensleydale Beacon
Peak
Wensleydale Beacon is a hill, 110 m, situated just north of Fumarole Bay, on the west side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Wensleydale Beacon is situated 3 km northwest of Foster, Port.
Kirkwood, Mount
Peak
Mount Kirkwood is a mountain, 460 m, standing 3 nautical miles west of Entrance Point in the south part of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Kirkwood, Mount is situated 3½ km south of Foster, Port.
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. Aguirre Cerda Research Station is situated 4½ km northeast of Foster, Port.
Foster, Port
- Categories: protected area, bay, and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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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”
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