Skontorp Cove
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Skontorp Cove is a cove
in Paradise Harbor
, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Bryde Island
along the west coast of Graham Land
. Named for Edvard Skontorp, an outstanding Norwegian whale gunner, who commanded a whaler for Salvesen and Co. of Leith, Scotland.
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 Paradise Harbor
Paradise Harbor
Paradise Harbor is a wide embayment behind Lemaire and Bryde Islands, indenting the west coast of Graham Land between Duthiers and Leniz Points. The name was applied by whalers operating in this vicinity and was in use by 1920....
, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Bryde Island
Bryde Island
Bryde Island is a hypsographic island in the Queen Maud Gulf within the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada....
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...
. Named for Edvard Skontorp, an outstanding Norwegian whale gunner, who commanded a whaler for Salvesen and Co. of Leith, Scotland.