Port Jebsen
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Port Jebsen is a cove
immediately north of Jebsen Point
on the west side of Signy Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. Charted in 1912-13 by Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaling captain. The cove is named for nearby Jebsen Point.
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...
immediately north of Jebsen Point
Jebsen Point
Jebsen Point is a point at the south side of Port Jebsen on the west side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The name appears on a map based upon a running survey of these islands by Captain Petter Sorlle in 1912-13....
on the west side of Signy Island
Signy Island
Signy Island is a small sub-antarctic island in the South Orkney Islands group locted at . It is about long and wide and rises to above sea level. Much of the island is permanently covered with ice. The average temperature range is to about in winter...
, in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. Charted in 1912-13 by Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaling captain. The cove is named for nearby Jebsen Point.