Blunt Cove

Blunt Cove (66°54′S 108°48′E / 66.900°S 108.800°E / -66.900; 108.800Coordinates: 66°54′S 108°48′E / 66.900°S 108.800°E / -66.900; 108.800) is a cove in the southwest extremity of Vincennes Bay. First mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1947), it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Simon F. Blunt, Passed Midshipman on the sloop Vincennes during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Blunt Cove" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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