Bancroft Bay
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Bancroft Bay is a bay
lying between Charlotte Bay
and Wilhelmina Bay
, along the west coast of Graham Land
. The bay was first roughly indicated by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897–99. It was remapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1955–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in 1960 for Anthony D. Bancroft, senior surveyor of the latter expedition.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
lying between Charlotte Bay
Charlotte Bay
Charlotte Bay is a bay on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula indenting the west coast of Graham Land in a southeast direction for , between Reclus Peninsula and Cape Murray...
and Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay is a bay wide between the Reclus Peninsula and Cape Anna along the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named for Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands....
, along the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. The bay was first roughly indicated by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, 1897–99. It was remapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1955–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
in 1960 for Anthony D. Bancroft, senior surveyor of the latter expedition.