Mitchell Cove
Encyclopedia
Mitchell Cove is the 2.8 km wide bay indenting for 3 km the southwest coast of Robert Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica southeast of Alfatar Peninsula
, and entered between Debelyanov Point
and Negra Point
. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
.
The feature is named after James Mitchell, co-owner of the British cutter Beaufoy under Captain James Weddell
that visited the South Shetlands in 1823-24.
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands)
Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island long and wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at . Surface area...
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...
, Antarctica southeast of Alfatar Peninsula
Alfatar Peninsula
Alfatar Peninsula is a peninsula extending 4 km in northeast-southwest direction and 2.8 km wide, forming the northwest extremity of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Bounded by Mitchell Cove, Carlota Cove, and Clothier Harbour. Linked to Coppermine Peninsula in the west. ...
, and entered between Debelyanov Point
Debelyanov Point
Debelyanov Point is a point forming the northwest side of the entrance to Mitchell Cove in Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 2.8 km northwest of Negra Point and 3.81 km southeast of Fort William Point. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the Bulgarian poet...
and Negra Point
Negra Point
Negra Point is the ice-free tipped point on the southwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Mitchell Cove...
. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
.
The feature is named after James Mitchell, co-owner of the British cutter Beaufoy under Captain James Weddell
James Weddell
James Weddell was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in the early Spring of 1823 sailed to latitude of 74°15' S and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.-Early life:He entered the merchant service very...
that visited the South Shetlands in 1823-24.
Location
The cove's midpoint is located at 62°23′22"S 59°37′48"W (US mapping in 1821, British mapping in 1822 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009).Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
