🌊 Willett Cove

Antarctica · Antarctica · 72.32°S, 170.23°E

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Willett Cove is a small cove on the south side of Seabee Hook, a recurved spit formed 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Cape Hallett at the entrance to Edisto Inlet, Victoria Land. Surveyed in January 1956 by members of U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I from the icebreaker Edisto. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James H. Willett of the Navy Hydrographic Office, who directed the establishment of astronomical control stations on Ross Island and Seabee Hook in 1955–56.

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CountryAntarctica
Continent / regionAntarctica
Coordinates (approx.)72.32°S, 170.23°E · view on map

Willett Cove is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

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