Collins Harbour () is a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...
indenting the south coast of
King George Island immediately east of
Fildes Peninsula
The Fildes Peninsula is a long peninsula that forms the south-western end of King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named from association with nearby Fildes Strait b ...
, in the
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the n ...
. The name appears on a chart by Scottish geologist
David Ferguson, who roughly charted the bay in 1913–14, but may reflect an earlier naming.
Bellingshausen Station
Bellingshausen Station () is a Russian Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands. It was one of the first research stations founded by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1968. It is also the loca ...
is located here.
Nebles Point lies at the west side of the harbor entrance.
See also
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Weaver Peninsula
References
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Bays of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)
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