Summary
Potter Cove is a cove indenting the south-west side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. An extinct volcano named Three Brothers Hill is located on its east side. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.
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| Location | King George Island, Potter Cove, Argentina  |
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| Coordinates | 62°14′03″S 58°39′17″W / 62.234167°S 58.654861°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | glass fiber (tower), concrete (foundation) |
| Height | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light |
| Markings | red and yellow horizontal bands tower[1][2] |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Argentine Navy |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Range | 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7s |
Historic site edit
The cove is the location of a replica of a metal plaque erected by German whaler and explorer Eduard Dallmann to commemorate the visit of his expedition, on 1 March 1874, with the sailing steamer Grönland. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 36), following a proposal by Argentina and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Potter Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
62°14′02″S 58°41′04″W / 62.23381°S 58.68450°W