Mascias Cove
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Mascias Cove is a cove
indenting the west coast of Graham Land
immediately east of Mount Banck
. First roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897–99, and later, by the Scottish geologist David Ferguson, 1913-14. Named for Lieutenant Eladio Mascias of the tug Argentine Antarctic Expedition of 1949-50.
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...
indenting 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...
immediately east of Mount Banck
Mount Banck
Mount Banck is a conspicuous mountain of red rock, 675 m, dominating the small peninsula just west of Mascias Cove, on the west coast of Graham Land. In 1898 the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache applied the name "Ile Banck" to a feature which was charted as an island separated from the...
. First roughly charted 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, 1897–99, and later, by the Scottish geologist David Ferguson, 1913-14. Named for Lieutenant Eladio Mascias of the tug Argentine Antarctic Expedition of 1949-50.