Abatus Bay
| Abatus Bay | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 33 '47 " S , 77 ° 58' 27" O | |
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The Abatus Bay is a bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is a side bay of Prydz Bay and is located immediately north of Davis Station on the north side of the Breidnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains area . Its northern limit is defined by the islands of Anchorage Island , Trigwell Island and Flutter Island .
Australian scientists named them after sea urchins of the genus Abatus , whose five known species are all represented in large populations in the bay.
Web links
- Abatus Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)