Right Whale Bay

Right Whale Bay is a

The northwest side of the bay's entrance is called Nameless Point. It was charted and probably named by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel in 1930.^[2]

Cairns Cove is a small cove on the west side of Right Whale Bay. It was charted and named Haste Cove by DI, but that name was withdrawn by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959. Following hydrographic survey from HMS Owen, 1960–61, the cove was named after Petty Officer Peter T. Cairns, a member of the survey group.^[3] Mount Regulator rises 655 m (2,149 ft) high and stands 1 nmi (1.9 km) inland to the west of Cairns Cove.^[4] Black Point is also on the west side of the bay.

Binder Beach is a

Cairns Shoal is a small area of shoal lying 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) west of Craigie Point in the east part of Right Whale Bay. Like Cairns Cove, it was named by UK-APC for Petty Officer Peter T. Cairns.^[7]

Barber Cove is a small, rock-strewn cove in the bay's eastern part, bounded by Bluff Point to the west and Craigie Point to the east. It was initially named Scott Bay on a chart based upon a 1930 survey by DI personnel; the origin of this name is unknown. It was renamed Barber Cove by the UK-APC in 1963, for Leading Seaman John M. Barber of HMS Owen.^[8] The name Craigie Point is an established name dating back to about 1912.^[9] The name Bluff Point first appears on a DI chart.^[10]

References

54°0′S 37°41′W / 54.000°S 37.683°W / -54.000; -37.683  This article incorporates public domain material from "Right Whale Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 

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