Charcot Cove
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Charcot Cove is a re-entrant in the coast of Victoria Land
between Bruce Point
and Cape Hickey
. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named this feature for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer.
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
between Bruce Point
Bruce Point
Bruce Point is a headland situated at the south side of Charcot Cove on the coast of Victoria Land. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Captain Robert F. Scott, who named the feature for William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic...
and Cape Hickey
Cape Hickey
Cape Hickey is a cape on the coast of Victoria Land, just east of Charcot Cove and Marin Glacier. It forms the outer, north portal of the re-entrant through which Mawson Glacier flows to the Ross Sea. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by...
. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named this feature for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer.