Laubeuf Fjord
Wormald Ice Piedmont on Adelaide Island. In the centre is Webb Island; left of it and further away is Wyatt Island. The mountains in the distance are all on the Arrowsmith Peninsula
of the Antarctic mainland, forming the fjord's east coast.Wormald Ice Piedmont on the Wright Peninsula
of Adelaide Island.,_Adelaide_Island,_Stonehouse_Bay.JPG)
Laubeuf Fjord is a
Cape Sáenz, which is the southernmost point of the Arrowsmith Peninsula.[1] The fjord was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Maxime Laubeuf, a French marine engineer who supervised building the engine for the ship Pourquoi-Pas.[2]
There are several islands in Laubeuf Fjord. The largest and northernmost of these is
Pinero Island. There are also various very small, mostly rocky islets, such as the Brockhamp Islands, Covey Rocks, Quilp Rock and Killingbeck Island.[3]
Several large glaciers calve into Laubeuf Fjord. From the
Ward Glacier, the Vallot Glacier and the Nye Glacier. From Adelaide Island comes the huge Shambles Glacier that terminates in Stonehouse Bay
, a large bay on the west side of Laubeuf Fjord.
See also
References
- ^ "Gazetteer - AADC".
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Laubeuf Fjord" (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
- ^ British Antarctic Survey topographic map (Satellite Image Map) SQ 19-20/14 (Extended), Edition 1, 2010, Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula, Scale 1:250.000