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
The coast of the Halfmoon Cove, and the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, in 2008.
Highest point
Coordinates62°09′00″S 58°28′30″W / 62.15000°S 58.47500°W / -62.15000; -58.47500
Geography
Halfmoon Cove is located in South Shetland Islands
Halfmoon Cove
Halfmoon Cove
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Halfmoon Cove is located in Antarctica
Halfmoon Cove
Halfmoon Cove
Location in Antarctica
LocationKing George Island

Name

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Jasnorzewski Gardens". data.aad.gov.au.
  2. ^ a b Nazewnictwo geograficzne świata, issue 8: Antarktyka. Warsaw: Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 2006. (in Polish)
  3. ^ Tomasz M. Augustyniak: Stacja na lodzie. In: Przekrój, issue 17 (3383), p. 22–24. 27 April 2010. ISSN 0033-2488. (in Polish)