Arctowski Bay
| Arctowski Bay | ||
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| Waters | Admiralty Bay , Bransfield Street | |
| Land mass | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 9 '26 " S , 58 ° 28' 16" W | |
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The Arctowski Bay ( Polish Zatoka Arctowskiego ) is a small bay on the south coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands . It is located on the southeast side of Point Thomas in Admiralty Bay .
Participants in a Polish Antarctic expedition (1977-1979) named them after the Polish meteorologist Henryk Arctowski (1871-1958), participant in the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery , after whom the Arctowski Station on which Point Thomas is named.
Web links
- Arctowski Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Arctowski Cove on geographic.org (English)