Willett Cove

Willett Cove (72°19′S 170°14′E / 72.317°S 170.233°E / -72.317; 170.233Coordinates: 72°19′S 170°14′E / 72.317°S 170.233°E / -72.317; 170.233) is a small cove on the south side of Seabee Hook, a recurved spit formed 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Cape Hallett at the entrance to Edisto Inlet, Victoria Land. Surveyed in January 1956 by members of U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I from the icebreaker Edisto. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James H. Willett of the Navy Hydrographic Office, who directed the establishment of astronomical control stations on Ross Island and Seabee Hook in 1955-56.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, November 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.