Arctowski Cove

Arctowski Cove

Arctowski Cove (coord|62|9|S|58|29|W|) is a small cove at the southeast side of Point Thomas in Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by a Polish Antarctic Expedition (1977-79) after Henryk Arctowski, Polish meteorologist with the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, and in association with the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on Point Thomas.


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