The Toe is a point marking the south side of the entrance to

Harmony Cove Harmony Cove () is a cove entered between Harmony Point and The Toe on the west side of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It was named by American sealers in about 1820 after the sealing vessel ''Harmony'', under Captain ...

and the north-west side of the entrance to Varvara Cove on the west side of Nelson Island, in the

South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By the Antarctic Treaty of 195 ...

. This descriptive name seems first to appear on a chart based upon a 1935 survey by DI personnel on the ''

Discovery II ''Discovery II'', built in 1971, is the second of three Discovery sternwheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery company. ''Discovery II'' is still in use as a tour vessel on the Chena and Tanana rivers near Fairbanks, Alaska. Hist ...

''. The Toe is part of both ''

Antarctic Specially Protected Area An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. The protected areas were established in 1961 under the Antarct ...

Harmony Point'' (ASPA 133) and the

BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...

Harmony Point, Nelson Island''.Harmony Point, Nelson Island

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References

SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
Geography of Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands) Headlands of the South Shetland Islands {{NelsonIsland-geo-stub