Bahía Heynen
| Bahía Heynen | ||
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| Waters | Röhss Bay | |
| Land mass | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 8 '11 " S , 58 ° 23' 51" W | |
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The Bahía Heynen is a side bay of Röhss Bay on the southwest coast of James Ross Island east of the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located between Molley Corner and the Cape Obelisk .
Argentine scientists named it after the radio operator Adrián Enrique Heynen, who died on March 22, 1950 following an Antarctic flight when an Avro Lincoln B019 crashed in Chile .
Web links
- Heynen, bahía in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)