Adelaide Anchorage (67°47′S 68°57′W / 67.783°S 68.950°W / -67.783; -68.950Coordinates: 67°47′S 68°57′W / 67.783°S 68.950°W / -67.783; -68.950) is an area of safe anchorage lying west of Avian Island, off the south end of Adelaide Island. It is the anchorage normally used by ships visiting Adelaide research station. Charted by members of the RRS John Biscoe and the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in January–March 1962.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Adelaide Anchorage" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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