Kraken Cove

Kraken Cove (57°3′S 26°41′W) 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. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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