Davis Bay

For the bay in Victoria Land formerly known as Davis Bay, see Salmon Bay (Antarctica). Not to be confused with Davies Bay.

Davis Bay 66°08′S 134°05′E / 66.133°S 134.083°E / -66.133; 134.083 is a bay about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) wide at the entrance between Cape Cesney and Lewis Island in Antarctica. It was discovered from the Aurora by the AAE (1910–1914) under Douglas Mawson. Named by Mawson for Capt. John King Davis, master of the Aurora and second-in-command of the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 175.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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