Wilhelmina Bay
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Wilhelmina Bay is a bay 15 miles (24.1 km) 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
.
Reclus Peninsula
Reclus Peninsula is a peninsula 7 miles long which borders the W side of Charlotte Bay, on the W coast of Graham Land. First charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named the N extremity "Cap Reclus" for Elisee Reclus , French geographer and author...
and Cape Anna
Cape Anna
Cape Anna is a prominent black cape rising to 280 m, immediately west of Anna Cove, located 1 mile west of Louise Island and the entrance to Hugershoff Cove, and 2.3 miles northeast of Mount Fourcade, and forming the north tip of Arctowski Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered...
along 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...
. It was discovered by 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 Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
, and named for Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial...
, Queen of the Netherlands
Monarchy of the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since.-Constitutional role and position of the monarch:...
.