Brialmont Cove
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Brialmont Cove is a cove
in Hughes Bay
, lying between Charles Point
and Spring Point along the west coast of Graham Land
in Antarctica. It was charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, who named it for Lieutenant-General Brialmont, a member of the Belgica Commission.
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...
in Hughes Bay
Hughes Bay
Hughes Bay is the 42 km wide bay indenting for 20 km Danco Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica, lying south of Chavdar Peninsula and north of Pefaur Peninsula, and entered between Cape Sterneck and Cape Murray....
, lying between Charles Point
Charles Point
Charles Point is a headland forming the north side of the entrance to Brialmont Cove, on the west coast of Graham Land. The present name derives from Cape Charles, first used in about 1831. This name, appearing on early maps in this approximate location, has sometimes been misapplied to the cape...
and Spring Point along the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
in Antarctica. It was charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, who named it for Lieutenant-General Brialmont, a member of the Belgica Commission.