Collins Harbor
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Collins Harbor is a bay
indenting the south coast of King George Island immediately east of Fildes Peninsula, in the South Shetland Islands
. The name appears on a chart by Scottish geologist David Ferguson
, who roughly charted the bay in 1913-14, but may reflect an earlier naming.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
indenting the south coast of King George Island immediately east of Fildes Peninsula, 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...
. The name appears on a chart by Scottish geologist David Ferguson
David Ferguson
David Ferguson is the name of:*David Ferguson, Dual Diagnosis Counsellor*David Ferguson *Dave Ferguson , British boxer*David Ferguson...
, who roughly charted the bay in 1913-14, but may reflect an earlier naming.