A cove is a small bay or coastal inlet . They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay . Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks , or recesses in a coast are often considered coves.
5-556: Alice Creek ( 64°50′S 63°29′W / 64.833°S 63.483°W / -64.833; -63.483 ) is a cove forming the southernmost portion of Port Lockroy , Wiencke Island , in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica . It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition , 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot , and named by him for the wife of Édouard Lockroy , Vice President of
10-424: A circular bay with a narrow entrance, called a cove . Another way is that waves can transport rocks and sediment towards cliffs or rock faces, which helps erode softer rock and gradually form coves due to friction. Additionally, rivers or streams that flow into the sea can contribute to creating natural harbors. "Over time, the sediment carried by the flow of the water will help erode any soft, rocky areas," leading to
15-578: A cliff or steep mountainside. A cove can also refer to a corner, nook, or cranny, either in a river, road, or wall, especially where the wall meets the floor. An example is Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset , England. To its west, a second cove, Stair Hole , is forming. Coves are formed by differential erosion , which occurs when softer rocks are worn away faster than the harder rocks surrounding them. These rocks further erode to form
20-415: Is for this reason that the name has no official adoption. This Palmer Archipelago location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cove Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. Geomorphology describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded cirque -like openings like a valley extending into or down a mountainside, or in a hollow or nook of
25-508: The French Chamber of Deputies who assisted Charcot in obtaining government support for the expedition. The most outstanding local feature is known as Knife Edge Ridge, bounding the western edge of Alice Creek, and forms the point where the glacier turns into the inner harbour region of Port Lockroy. Being composed of ice and snow, this feature changes shape and position from time to time, meaning no accurate position may be recorded. It
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