Duperre Bay
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Duperre Bay is a bay
3 nautical miles (6 km) long, lying immediately northeast of Hulot Peninsula
at the southwest extremity of Brabant Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for V. Admiral Charles Duperre, French Navy
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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...
3 nautical miles (6 km) long, lying immediately northeast of Hulot Peninsula
Hulot Peninsula
Hulot Peninsula is a rugged peninsula forming the southwest extremity of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Baron Hulot....
at the southwest extremity of Brabant Island
Brabant Island
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at . Brabant Island is long in a north-south direction, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for V. Admiral Charles Duperre, French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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