Rum Cove

Rum Cove (64°6′S 58°25′W / 64.100°S 58.417°W / -64.100; -58.417Coordinates: 64°6′S 58°25′W / 64.100°S 58.417°W / -64.100; -58.417) is a cove indenting the northwest coast of James Ross Island between Tumbledown Cliffs and Cape Obelisk. Named in 1983 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with the names of other alcoholic spirits on this coast.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Rum Cove" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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