Kraken Cove
Kraken Cove (57°3′S 26°41′W / 57.050°S 26.683°WCoordinates: 57°3′S 26°41′W / 57.050°S 26.683°W) is the largest cove at Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, indenting the north coast of the island, just west of Demon Point and north of Gorgon Pool.[1] The name applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 is that of a legendary Norwegian sea monster, the Kraken.[2]
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- ^ "Kraken Cove". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Kraken Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
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