Corinthian Bay
Encyclopedia
Corinthian Bay is a bay
, which is 3 miles (5 km) wide and recedes 1.5 miles (2.4 km), entered between Rogers Head
and Saddle Point
on the north coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean
. The name appears on an early chart compiled by American
sealers
. It was probably given by Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers, American whaler
and sealer, after his vessel Corinthian in which he made the first landing on Heard Island in March 1855.
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...
, which is 3 miles (5 km) wide and recedes 1.5 miles (2.4 km), entered between Rogers Head
Rogers Head
Rogers Head is a conspicuous headland marking the north extremity of the peninsula between Atlas Cove and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of Heard Island. Named for the Rogers family of New London, CT, including Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers, who in 1855 made the first landing on Heard Island in...
and Saddle Point
Saddle Point
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating Corinthian Bay and Mechanics Bay on the north coast of Heard Island.The terminus of Challenger Glacier is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point...
on the north coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The name appears on an early chart compiled by American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
. It was probably given by Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers, American whaler
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
and sealer, after his vessel Corinthian in which he made the first landing on Heard Island in March 1855.