Walcott Bay
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Walcott Bay is a bay
indenting the coast of Victoria Land
between Walcott Glacier
and Heald Island
. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1910–13) in association with Walcott Glacier.
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...
indenting the coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
between Walcott Glacier
Walcott Glacier
Walcott Glacier is a glacier between Radian and Howchin Glaciers, descending eastward from the Royal Society Range toward Walcott Bay. Named by Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition , presumably for Charles D. Walcott, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey and Secretary of the Smithsonian...
and Heald Island
Heald Island
Heald Island is an island, 3 miles long and 555 m high, which projects through the ice of the Koettlitz Glacier just east of Walcott Bay, in Victoria Land. It was discovered and named by the Discovery expedition for Seaman William L. Heald, a member of the expedition who saved the life of Ferrar...
. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
(1910–13) in association with Walcott Glacier.