Baie du Skodern
| Baie du Skodern | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Land mass | Adélieland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ S , 140 ° 53 ′ 30 ″ E | |
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The Baie du Skodern ( French ) is a small bay on the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located west of Cape Jules .
French scientists named it after the Skodern motorboat , which was used for hydrographic surveys in this area from 1951 to 1952 and which sank on May 17, 1952.
Web links
- Skodern, Baie du in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)