Discovery Bay (Antarctica)
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Discovery Bay is a bay
4.8 kilometres (3 mi) long and 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) wide, indenting the northeast side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands
. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI
personnel on the Discovery II.
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...
4.8 kilometres (3 mi) long and 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) wide, indenting the northeast side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the Discovery II.
Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
