The Halfmoon Cove (Polish: Zatoka Półksiężyca) is a cove in Admiralty Bay, on the coast of King George Island, in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands. It stretches from Shag Point to Rakusa Point. Alongside the cove is located the Jasnorzewski Gardens meadow, near which is placed the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.[1][2][3]
| Halfmoon Cove | |
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 The coast of the Halfmoon Cove, and the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, in 2008. | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 62°09′00″S 58°28′30″W / 62.15000°S 58.47500°W |
| Geography | |
  Halfmoon Cove Location in the South Shetland Islands  Halfmoon Cove Location in Antarctica | |
| Location | King George Island |
Name edit
It was named Halfmoon Cove (Polish: Zatoka Półksiężyca), after the semicircle shape of its coast, similar to the first and last quarter lunar phase. The name was introduced in 1977, by Wayne Z. Trivelpiece and Nicholas J. Volkman, ornithologists who resided in the Arctowski station between 1977 and 1978.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jasnorzewski Gardens". data.aad.gov.au.
- ^ a b Nazewnictwo geograficzne świata, issue 8: Antarktyka. Warsaw: Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 2006. (in Polish)
- ^ Tomasz M. Augustyniak: Stacja na lodzie. In: Przekrój, issue 17 (3383), p. 22–24. 27 April 2010. ISSN 0033-2488. (in Polish)