King Edward Cove
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King Edward Cove is a sheltered cove immediately southwest of Mount Duse
Mount Duse
Mount Duse is a conspicuous mountain, 505 m, surmounting King Edward Point on the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Charted in 1902 by Lieutenant S.A. Duse, cartographer of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, for whom it is named....

, in the west side of Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...

, South Georgia. This cove, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...

, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. It was named in about 1906 for King Edward VII of England, 1901-10.
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