Potter Cove
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Potter Cove is a cove
indenting the southwest side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula
, in the South Shetland Islands
. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.
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...
indenting the southwest side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula
Barton Peninsula
Barton Peninsula is a small peninsula separating Marian Cove and Potter Cove at the southwest end of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Colin M. Barton, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey geologist who worked in...
, 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...
. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.