Kraken Cove (57°3′S 26°41′W / 57.050°S 26.683°W / -57.050; -26.683) is the largest cove at Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, indenting the north coast of the island, just west of Demon Point and north of Gorgon Pool.[1] The name applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 is that of a legendary Norwegian sea monster, the Kraken.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kraken Cove". Mapcarta. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kraken Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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