Caliper Cove () is a rounded, ice-filled
cove in
Lady Newnes Bay Lady Newnes Bay is a bay about 60 mi long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, led by Carstens Borchgrevink. He n ...
, situated between the mouths of
Wylde Glacier Lady Newnes Bay is a bay about 60 mi long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, led by Carstens Borchgrevink. He n ...
and
Suter Glacier along the coast of
Victoria Land. The shape of the cove and the points that encompass it are nearly symmetrical suggesting
calipers; hence the name applied by the
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1966.
Caliper Cove
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References
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Coves of Antarctica
Landforms of Victoria Land
Borchgrevink Coast
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