Potter Cove

Potter Cove Lighthouse
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LocationKing George Island, Potter Cove, Argentina Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates62°14′03″S 58°39′17″W / 62.234167°S 58.654861°W / -62.234167; -58.654861
Tower
Constructionglass fiber (tower), concrete (foundation) Edit this on Wikidata
Height23 ft (7.0 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and light
Markingsred and yellow horizontal bands tower[1][2]
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorArgentine Navy Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 7s Edit this on Wikidata

Potter Cove is a cove indenting the south-west side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. An extinct volcano named Three Brothers Hill is located on its east side. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.

Historic site

The cove is the location of a replica of a metal plaque erected by German whaler and explorer Eduard Dallmann to commemorate the visit of his expedition, on 1 March 1874, with the sailing steamer Grönland. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 36), following a proposal by Argentina and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.

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62°14′02″S 58°41′04″W / 62.23381°S 58.68450°W / -62.23381; -58.68450


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