Inept Cove
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Inept Cove is a cove on the east side of False Bay
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
. The feature was named Caleta Inepta (‘inept cove’) on a 1954 Argentine
navy chart, reflecting the inadequacy of the cove as an anchorage. The name has been approved with an English generic term.
False Bay, Livingston Island
False Bay is a 4 mi long bay, which lies between Barnard Point and Miers Bluff on the south side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It was probably first entered and charted by Capt...
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. The feature was named Caleta Inepta (‘inept cove’) on a 1954 Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
navy chart, reflecting the inadequacy of the cove as an anchorage. The name has been approved with an English generic term.
Map
- L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005