Mascías Cove
Mascías Cove (64°54′S 63°1′W / 64.900°S 63.017°WCoordinates: 64°54′S 63°1��W / 64.900°S 63.017°W) is a cove indenting the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica, immediately east of Mount Banck. It was first roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and later, by the Scottish geologist David Ferguson, 1913–14. It was named for Lieutenant of the tug Chiriguano which made a survey of the area during the of 1949–50.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Mascías Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 467. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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- Coves of Graham Land
- Danco Coast
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