Falkland Harbour () is a harbour along the southwest side of
Powell Island
Powell Island is a narrow island long and wide, lying between Coronation and Laurie Islands in the central part of the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. Its southern end lies 7 km east of the south-western extremity of Coronation Islan ...
in the
South Orkney Islands. It was charted by Norwegian whaling captain
Petter Sorlle
Petter may refer to:
People:
*Petter (given name)
* W. E. W. Petter, English aircraft designer
*Arlie Petters, a Belizean-American mathematical physicist
*Tom Petters, former CEO and chairman of Petters Group Worldwide
Place names:
*Petter Bay, a ...
in 1912–13, and named for the floating whale factory ''Falkland'' which was badly damaged while entering the harbour in the 1912–13 season.
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References
Powell Island
Ports and harbours of the South Orkney Islands
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