Patagonia Bay
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Patagonia Bay is a bay
between Gourdon Peninsula
and Thompson Peninsula
on the northeast coast of Anvers Island
, Palmer Archipelago
. Named "Bahia Patagonia" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1947, after the expedition ship Patagonia.
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...
between Gourdon Peninsula
Gourdon Peninsula
Gourdon Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula 6 nautical miles long, forming the southeast side of Lapeyrere Bay on the northeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago...
and Thompson Peninsula
Thompson Peninsula
Thompson Peninsula is a peninsula 3 nautical miles long forming the north side of the entrance to Fournier Bay, on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John W...
on the northeast coast of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, 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....
. Named "Bahia Patagonia" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1947, after the expedition ship Patagonia.