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Burton Cove

Coordinates: 54°1′S 38°4′W / 54.017°S 38.067°W / -54.017; -38.067
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Burton Cove (54°1′S 38°4′W / 54.017°S 38.067°W / -54.017; -38.067) is a small cove just east of Pearson Point, the southwest tip of Bird Island, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert W. Burton, British Antarctic Survey assistant in fur seal investigations on Bird Island, 1971–72.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Burton Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.