Collins Bay
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Collins Bay is a bay
lying between Deliverance Point
and Cape Perez
on the west coast of Graham Land
. It was first charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897–99. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in 1959 for Rear Admiral Kenneth St. B. Collins, Royal Navy
, Hydrographer of the Navy for a number of years beginning in 1955.
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 Deliverance Point
Deliverance Point
Deliverance Point is a rocky point 2.5 nautical miles south of Cape Tuxen on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot. So named because Charcot and two companions were rescued here after being separated from the ship Pourquoi-Pas? for...
and Cape Perez
Cape Perez
Cape Perez is a prominent cape between Collins Bay and Beascochea Bay on Kiev Peninsula, the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, but apparently not named by them until about 1904, when in working up their scientific reports they gave...
on 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...
. It was first charted 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 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 1959 for Rear Admiral Kenneth St. B. Collins, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, Hydrographer of the Navy for a number of years beginning in 1955.