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Feature Name (see definition): Cairns Cove Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2294 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 42' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.7 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A small cove on the W side of Right Whale Bay on the N coast of South Georgia. Charted and named "Haste Cove" by DI in 1930 but, following acceptance of the name, it was withdrawn by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959. Following hydrographic survey from His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Owen, 1960-61, the cove was named after Petty Officer Peter T. Cairns, Royal Navy (RN), a member of the survey group. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Cairns Cove in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cairns Cove information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cairns Cove should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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