Clothier Harbour
Encyclopedia
Clothier Harbour is the 1.5 km wide bay indenting for 1 km the north coast of Robert Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica between Hammer Point
on the northeast and Onogur Islands
on the southwest. The harbour was used as a safe base by American sealing
ships in 1820-21.
The bay was discovered, charted and named by American sealers after the vessel Clothier under Captain Clark, which sank there in December 1820.
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands)
Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island long and wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at . Surface area...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica between Hammer Point
Hammer Point
Hammer Point is a rocky point projecting from the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 1 km north-northwestwards into Drake Passage, and forming the southwest side of the entrance to Nevestino Cove and the northeast side of the entrance to Clothier Harbour...
on the northeast and Onogur Islands
Onogur Islands
Onogur Islands is the group of nine islands and some islets and rocks adjacent to the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated between Carlota Cove to the southwest and Clothier Harbour to the northeast, and southeast of Cornwall Island...
on the southwest. The harbour was used as a safe base by American sealing
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
ships in 1820-21.
The bay was discovered, charted and named by American sealers after the vessel Clothier under Captain Clark, which sank there in December 1820.
Location
The harbour's midpoint is located at 62°20′47"S 59°39′40"W (British mapping in 1821, 1822 and 1968, Argentine in 1949, Chilean in 1962, and Bulgarian in 2009).Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
