Potter Cove

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Potter Cove
Location King George Island, Potter Cove, Argentina OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 62°14′03″S58°39′17″W / 62.234167°S 58.654861°W / -62.234167; -58.654861
Tower
Constructionglass fiber (tower), concrete (foundation)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height23 ft (7.0 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and light
Markingsred and yellow horizontal bands tower [1] [2]
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Argentine Navy   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height10 m (33 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 7s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Potter Cove is a cove indenting the south-west side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. An extinct volcano named Three Brothers Hill is located on its east side. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.

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Historic site

The cove is the location of a replica of a metal plaque erected by German whaler and explorer Eduard Dallmann to commemorate the visit of his expedition, on 1 March 1874, with the sailing steamer Grönland. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 36), following a proposal by Argentina and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. [3]

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References

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Coordinates: 62°14′02″S58°41′04″W / 62.23381°S 58.68450°W / -62.23381; -58.68450