Barilari Bay
| Barilari Bay | ||
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 The icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer in Barilari Bay in January 2010 |
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| Waters | Grandidier Canal | |
| Land mass | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 55 ′ S , 64 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| width | 10 km | |
| depth | 20 km | |
| Islands | Alabak Island , Sphinx Island | |
| Tributaries | Bilgeri Glacier , Birley Glacier , Lawrie Glacier , Otlet Glacier , Weir Glacier | |
The Barilari Bay ( French Baie Barilari ) is a 20 km long and 10 km wide bay on the Graham coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located between Cape García and Cape Loqui .
It was discovered during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of the polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . He named the bay after Rear Admiral Atilio Sixto Barilari (1857–1928), then Argentine Minister of War, who assisted the research trip. A new mapping was carried out by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill .
Web links
- Barilari Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Barilari Bay on geographic.org (English)