Mendoza Cove ( bg, залив Мендоса, zaliv Mendoza, ) is the wide cove indenting for the south coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica east of

Muckle Bluff Muckle Bluff is a bluff west of Walker Point on the south coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was mapped by the UK Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. The descriptive name for this prominent feature was appli ...

. It was formed as a result of the retreat of the island's ice cap in the late 20th century. The area was visited by early 19th century

sealers Sealer may refer either to a person or ship engaged in seal hunting, or to a sealant; associated terms include: Seal hunting * Sealer Hill, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Sealers' Oven, bread oven of mud and stone built by sealers around 180 ...

.A. Gurney. ''Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica, 1699–1839.'' New York: Penguin Books, 1998. 315 pp. The feature is named after

José de Mendoza y Ríos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1761–1816), a Spanish astronomer and mathematician who redesigned the

reflecting circle Reflecting instruments are those that use mirrors to enhance their ability to make measurements. In particular, the use of mirrors permits one to observe two objects simultaneously while measuring the angular distance between the objects. While r ...

; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Mendoza Cove is centred at ,Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.
Antarctic Place-names Commission which is 7.7 km west of

Walker Point Walker Point is a point on the southwest side of the entrance to Gurkovska Cove which lies south-west of Cape Valentine, near the eastern end of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The name appears on Powell's map of 1 ...

. British mapping of the area in 1822,1972 and 2009.

Maps

Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.
from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822
Elephant Island: From a survey by the Joint Services Expedition, December 1970.
Scale 1:132000 topographic map. Royal Geographical Society (UK), 1972
British Antarctic Territory.
Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 61 54. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1972
South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands.
Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Antarctic Place-names Commission The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in ...

. (details in Bulgarian
basic data
in English)

External links

Mendoza Cove.
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