Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay is a bay 24 km (13 nmi; 15 mi) wide along the west coast of
Geography
Coastal
The southernmost part of the bay is a
Islands
The bay is large enough to contain several islands. The largest of these is Nansen Island or Isla Nansen Sur.
Nomenclature
Most features in the bay were charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 under Gerlache.[2][3] Gerlache provided names for many features, often after friends, supporters, and expedition members. [3] Nansen Island was named for noted Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen.[9] Emma Island was named for his mother, and Louise Island for his sister.[10][11]
Some features charted by Gerlache were left unnamed. The
O'Neal Point was named for American cartographer James D. O'Neal, although GNIS does not specify which agency named it.[5][12]
Gallery
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A kayaker watches whales in Wilhelmina Bay
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Kayakers in Wilhelmina Bay
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Expedition vessel Akademik Ioffe sailing into Wilhelmina Bay in January 2014
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A tourist Zodiac has a close encounter with a humpback whale in Wilhelmina Bay
See also
References
- ^ GNIS Detail
- ^ a b c "Piccard Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Sophie Cliff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Balis Ridge". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
- ^ a b "O'Neal Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Beaupré Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ a b "Jones Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ a b "Hugershoff Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ a b "Nansen Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Emma Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Louise Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
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