Petrel Cove

Petrel Cove lies on the north-east side of Welchness, a headland of Dundee Island, one of the Joinville Island Group off the tip of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The Argentine refuge hut 'Petrel' (from an operational codename) was established on the S side of the cove in January 1952 and formally opened, 18 December 1952. The cove was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from 'Hope Bay', 1958-61. The Argentine 'Refugio Petrel' was enlarged and formally opened as 'Estación Aeronaval Petrel', 22 February 1967; permanently occupied until early 1977, since when it has been used for temporary occupation.

Location

• Location map: 63°28’1"S, 56°12’44"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Petrel Cove