Starfish Cove
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Starfish Cove is a small cove
close north of Balin Point
on the east side of Signy Island
in the South Orkney Islands
. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI
personnel. So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the large number of starfish in the bottom fauna.
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...
close north of Balin Point
Balin Point
Balin Point is a headland which marks the north side of the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted by Discovery Investigations in 1933 and so named in association with Balin Rocks....
on the east 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 ....
. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel. So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the large number of starfish in the bottom fauna.