Atlas Cove
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Atlas Cove is a cove
on the north coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean
, and is entered between the base of Laurens Peninsula
and Rogers Head
. It was named by American sealers after the schooner
sealing fleet which landed at Heard Island in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British expedition under Nares, which visited the island
in the HMS Challenger
in 1874 and utilized the names then in use by the sealers.
From 1947 until 1955 Atlas Cove was the site of camps of visiting scientists. It was in 1969 again occupied by American scientists. The settlement was expanded in 1971 by French scientists.
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...
on the north coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, and is entered between the base of Laurens Peninsula
Laurens Peninsula
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks. It forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The name was applied by the ANARE following their survey in 1948...
and Rogers Head
Rogers Head
Rogers Head is a conspicuous headland marking the north extremity of the peninsula between Atlas Cove and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of Heard Island. Named for the Rogers family of New London, CT, including Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers, who in 1855 made the first landing on Heard Island in...
. It was named by American sealers after the schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
sealing fleet which landed at Heard Island in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British expedition under Nares, which visited the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the HMS Challenger
HMS Challenger (1858)
HMS Challenger was a steam-assisted Royal Navy Pearl-class corvette launched on 13 February 1858 at the Woolwich Dockyard. She was the flagship of the Australia Station between 1866 and 1870....
in 1874 and utilized the names then in use by the sealers.
From 1947 until 1955 Atlas Cove was the site of camps of visiting scientists. It was in 1969 again occupied by American scientists. The settlement was expanded in 1971 by French scientists.