Spooner Bay
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Spooner Bay is a 6 mi wide bay
on the coast of Enderby Land
, lying 12 miles east of Freeth Bay
in Alasheyev Bight
. Plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
(ANARE) in 1956. First visited by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (Thala Dan) under D.F. Styles in February 1961 and named for Sen. Bill Spooner, then Australian Minister of National Development
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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...
on the coast of Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
, lying 12 miles east of Freeth Bay
Freeth Bay
Freeth Bay is a 5 mi wide bay on the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica, lying 12 mi west of Spooner Bay in Alasheyev Bight. Plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956. First visited by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions under...
in Alasheyev Bight
Alasheyev Bight
Alasheyev Bight is a bight in the western part of the coast of Enderby Land. Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight. Alasheyev Bight was photographed from the air by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956....
. Plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
(ANARE) in 1956. First visited by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (Thala Dan) under D.F. Styles in February 1961 and named for Sen. Bill Spooner, then Australian Minister of National Development
Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Resources and Energy is Martin Ferguson, appointed on 3 December 2007. The Minister administers his portfolios through the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.-List of Ministers for Resources:...
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