Waddington Bay
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Waddington Bay is a bay
2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, in a NW-SE direction, and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, indenting the west coast of Kiev Peninsula
, Graham Land
, immediately north of Cape Tuxen
. This bay is partially defined on the charts of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897–99, under Gerlache. It was more fully delineated by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen.
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...
2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, in a NW-SE direction, and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, indenting the west coast of Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest. Separated from Wilhelm Archipelago to the northwest...
, 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...
, immediately north of Cape Tuxen
Cape Tuxen
Cape Tuxen is a rocky cape forming the south side of the entrance to Waddington Bay on Kiev Peninsula, the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache.-References:* ....
. This bay is partially defined on the charts of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
, 1897–99, under Gerlache. It was more fully delineated 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....
, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen.