Auvert Bay
| Auvert Bay | ||
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| Waters | Crystal sound | |
| Land mass | Strescher Peninsula , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 13 ′ S , 65 ° 43 ′ W | |
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| width | (roughly estimated) 13 km | |
| depth | (roughly estimated) 5 km | |
| Islands | Malus Island | |
The Auvert Bay is a bay at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies between Cape Evensen and Cape Bellue .
It was discovered during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908–1910) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcot , who named it Baie Auvert (meaning: Bay Beyond Somewhere ).
Web links
- Auvert Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Auvert Bay on geographic.org (English)