Amundsen Bay
| Amundsen Bay | ||
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| Waters | Cosmonaut Sea , Southern Ocean | |
| Land mass | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 0 ′ S , 49 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| width | 185 km | |
| Islands | Beaver Island , Bowl Island , Bunt Island , Crohn Island , Edward Islands , Observation Island , Sheelagh Islands , Tonagh Island | |
| Tributaries | Auster Glacier , Beaver Glacier | |
The Amundsen Bay (English: Amundsen Bay ) is a 50 km long and 40 km wide bay on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located approximately between 66 ° 39 'S and 67 ° 30' S and between 49 ° 00 'E and 51 ° 30' E. In the south, the Amundsen Bay borders the Napier Mountains . It is named after the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen , who, together with four companions, was the first to reach the South Pole in 1911 .
Australia is currently making territorial claims on the bay. However, the claim is de facto "frozen" by the Antarctic Treaty .
