Neko Harbour

Coordinates: 64°50′S 62°33′W / 64.833°S 62.550°W / -64.833; -62.550

Neko Harbor, Antarctica

Glacier in Neko Harbor, Antarctica

Neko Harbor is an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula on Andvord Bay, situated on the west coast of Graham Land. Neko Harbor was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache in the early 20th century. It was named for a Scottish whaling boat, the Neko, which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924.^[1]

Location of Neko Harbour in Antarctica

References

↑ "Neko Harbor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-09-15.

Tourism and the history of Antarctica Tourism
Compendium of Antarctic Peninsula visitor sites PDF (162 KB), United States Environmental Protection Agency ()
Antarctica, Jeff Rubin (Lonely Planet), pp. 223 (ISBN 1740590945)

External links

Media related to Neko Harbour at Wikimedia Commons

Lonely Planet episode on Neko Harbor
Personal photographic account Whales and Penguins in Neko Harbor, by James Bartosik. March 2007.
Images of Neko Harbor By Rutgers University, NJ, USA.

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