Foyn Harbor
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Foyn Harbor is an anchorage between Nansen Island
and Enterprise Island
s in Wilhelmina Bay
, off the west coast of Graham Land
. Surveyed by M.C. Lester and T.W. Bagshawe in 1921-22. Named by whalers in the area after the whaling factory Svend Foyn
, which was moored here during 1921-22.
Nansen Island
Nansen Island or Isla Nansen Sur is the largest of the islands lying in Wilhelmina Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, lying 4 miles east of Emma Island. Nansen Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache and named for Dr...
and Enterprise Island
Enterprise Island
Enterprise Island or Isla Lientur or Isla Nansen Norte or North Nansen Island is an island that is 1.5 miles long and lies at the northeast end of Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Today, a visit to Enterprise Island is often part of Antarctic cruises.Enterprise...
s in 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....
, off 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...
. Surveyed by M.C. Lester and T.W. Bagshawe in 1921-22. Named by whalers in the area after the whaling factory Svend Foyn
Svend Foyn
Svend Foyn was a Norwegian whaling and shipping magnate who pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon gun and brought whaling into a modern age....
, which was moored here during 1921-22.