Charcot Cove is a re-entrant in the coast of
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. I ...
, Antarctica, between
Bruce Point and
Cape Hickey. It was discovered by the
British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named this feature for Dr.
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Jean-Baptiste-Étienne-Auguste Charcot (15 July 1867 – 16 September 1936), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893).
Life
Jean-Bap ...
, noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer.
Charcot Cove
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Coves of Antarctica
Landforms of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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