Rum Cove
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Rum Cove is a cove
indenting the northwest coast of James Ross Island
between Tumbledown Cliffs
and Cape Obelisk
. Named in 1983 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with the names of other alcoholic spirits on this coast.
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 northwest coast of James Ross Island
James Ross Island
James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish...
between Tumbledown Cliffs
Tumbledown Cliffs
Tumbledown Cliffs is a conspicuous rock cliffs on the west coast of James Ross Island, about 3 nautical miles north of Cape Obelisk. Probably first seen by Dr. Otto Nordenskjold in 1903. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1945...
and Cape Obelisk
Cape Obelisk
Cape Obelisk is a cape at the north side of the entrance to Rohss Bay, on the west side of James Ross Island. Discovered and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Nordenskjold. The name is descriptive of a conspicuous rock pinnacle about 2 nautical miles within the headland,...
. Named in 1983 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with the names of other alcoholic spirits on this coast.