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William Scoresby Bay

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191: 34:. It is 8 kilometres (5 mi) long and 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 m. The practical limits of the bay are extended 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) northward, from the coast by island groups located along its east and west margin. Discovered in February 1936 by 232: 91:) is a rocky point about midway along the west side of the bay. Like the bay, it was discovered and named by DI personnel in February 1936. 256: 119: 107: 152: 133: 225: 251: 124: 218: 63: 129: 27: 35: 206: 39: 8: 198: 108:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: William Scoresby Bay
202: 245: 167: 154: 78: 65: 54: 50: 46: 31: 190: 23: 45:, for which the bay was named. The bay separates the 243: 226: 233: 219: 134:United States Department of the Interior 244: 57:sit 19 kilometres (10 nmi) northeast. 185: 257:Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs 125:Geographic Names Information System 13: 14: 268: 189: 130:United States Geological Survey 112: 101: 1: 94: 205:. You can help Knowledge by 28:William Scoresby Archipelago 7: 252:Bays of Mac. Robertson Land 10: 273: 184: 36:Discovery Investigations 26:at the western side of 201:location article is a 38:(DI) personnel on the 49:to the east from the 20:William Scoresby Bay 199:Mac. Robertson Land 164: /  75: /  214: 213: 168:67.400°S 59.567°E 79:67.400°S 59.517°E 53:to the west. The 16:Bay in Antarctica 264: 235: 228: 221: 193: 186: 179: 178: 176: 175: 174: 169: 165: 162: 161: 160: 157: 144: 143: 141: 140: 120:"Sperring Point" 116: 110: 105: 90: 89: 87: 86: 85: 80: 76: 73: 72: 71: 68: 60:Sperring Point ( 42:William Scoresby 272: 271: 267: 266: 265: 263: 262: 261: 242: 241: 240: 239: 182: 173:-67.400; 59.567 172: 170: 166: 163: 158: 155: 153: 151: 150: 148: 147: 138: 136: 118: 117: 113: 106: 102: 97: 84:-67.400; 59.517 83: 81: 77: 74: 69: 66: 64: 62: 61: 17: 12: 11: 5: 270: 260: 259: 254: 238: 237: 230: 223: 215: 212: 211: 194: 146: 145: 111: 99: 98: 96: 93: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 269: 258: 255: 253: 250: 249: 247: 236: 231: 229: 224: 222: 217: 216: 210: 208: 204: 200: 195: 192: 188: 187: 183: 180: 177: 135: 131: 127: 126: 121: 115: 109: 104: 100: 92: 88: 58: 56: 55:Hobbs Islands 52: 48: 44: 43: 37: 33: 29: 25: 22:is a coastal 21: 207:expanding it 196: 181: 149: 137:. Retrieved 123: 114: 103: 59: 51:Mawson Coast 41: 19: 18: 171: / 82: / 246:Categories 139:2018-07-27 95:References 47:Kemp Coast 32:Antarctica 24:embayment 159:59°34′E 156:67°24′S 70:59°31′E 67:67°24′S 197:This 203:stub 40:RRS 248:: 132:, 128:. 122:. 30:, 234:e 227:t 220:v 209:. 142:.

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embayment
William Scoresby Archipelago
Antarctica
Discovery Investigations
RRS William Scoresby
Kemp Coast
Mawson Coast
Hobbs Islands
67°24′S 59°31′E / 67.400°S 59.517°E / -67.400; 59.517
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: William Scoresby Bay
"Sperring Point"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
67°24′S 59°34′E / 67.400°S 59.567°E / -67.400; 59.567
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