Sandefjord Cove (sometimes called Sandefjord Bay) [1] is a cove between Cape Ingrid and the terminus of Tofte Glacier on the west side of Peter I Island. A Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte circumnavigated Peter I Island in the Odd I in 1927. In February 1929, the Norvegia under Nils Larsen carried out a series of investigations all around the island, landing on February 2 to hoist the Norwegian flag. The cove was named for Sandefjord, Norway, center of the Norwegian whaling industry. [2]
Framnes Head is a small rock point forming one of the headlands of the cove. dIt was charted and named by Larsen's expedition. [3] It is steep and rugged, composed of lava and basaltic tuff. [1] When members of the US Navy Second Antarctic Development Project landed there in 1948, they discovered a small colony of Adelie penguins. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Davis, Malcolm (1949). "Extension of Range of the Ringed Penguin". The Auk. 66 (1): 75–76. doi: 10.2307/4080664. ISSN 0004-8038. JSTOR 4080664.
- ^ "Sandefjord Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Framnes Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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Sandefjord Cove (sometimes called Sandefjord Bay) [1] is a cove between Cape Ingrid and the terminus of Tofte Glacier on the west side of Peter I Island. A Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte circumnavigated Peter I Island in the Odd I in 1927. In February 1929, the Norvegia under Nils Larsen carried out a series of investigations all around the island, landing on February 2 to hoist the Norwegian flag. The cove was named for Sandefjord, Norway, center of the Norwegian whaling industry. [2]
Framnes Head is a small rock point forming one of the headlands of the cove. dIt was charted and named by Larsen's expedition. [3] It is steep and rugged, composed of lava and basaltic tuff. [1] When members of the US Navy Second Antarctic Development Project landed there in 1948, they discovered a small colony of Adelie penguins. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Davis, Malcolm (1949). "Extension of Range of the Ringed Penguin". The Auk. 66 (1): 75–76. doi: 10.2307/4080664. ISSN 0004-8038. JSTOR 4080664.
- ^ "Sandefjord Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Framnes Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
United States Geological Survey.
68°47′S 90°42′W / 68.783°S 90.700°W
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