▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Island ▁between ▁Sk ot ts berg ▁Point ▁and ▁B orge ▁Point , ▁in ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁Ant arct ica . ▁It ▁provides ▁excellent ▁anch orage ▁for ▁ships , ▁and ▁was ▁frequently ▁used ▁by ▁se aling ▁vessels ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁by ▁Norwegian ▁wh aling ▁vessels ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Mik k elsen ▁Har bor ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁( SA E ) ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 0 4 . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁P eder ▁Mich elsen , ▁a ▁wh aling ▁manager ▁who ▁was ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁wh aling ▁grounds ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁The ▁har bour ▁was ▁chart ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁Hans ▁B orge . ▁Appar ently ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁in ▁common ▁usage ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ge olog ic ▁reconna issance ▁by ▁Scottish ▁ge ologist ▁David ▁Fer g us on ▁in ▁the ▁wh ale - catch er ▁H anka . ▁ ▁N amed ▁features ▁ ▁Mik k elsen ▁Har bor ▁is ▁border ed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁Sk ot ts berg ▁Point , ▁the ▁southern most ▁point ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Island . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁chart ed ▁by ▁the ▁S AE , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Carl ▁Sk ot ts berg , ▁botan ist ▁of ▁the ▁expedition . ▁B orge