Beaumont Bay
| Beaumont Bay | ||
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 Map sheet with Beaumont Bay |
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| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf , Ross Sea | |
| Land mass | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 81 ° 31 '0 " S , 161 ° 22' 0" E | |
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| Islands | Deverall Island | |
| Tributaries | Dickey Glacier | |
The Beaumont Bay , the inlet of Dickey Glacier into the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica Ross Dependency . The participants in the Shackleton Coast lying bay is bounded laterally by the Young Head and Harris Point . Deverall Island is offshore .
It was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott , who named it after Admiral Lewis Beaumont (1847-1922) of the Royal Navy , who advised the expedition as an experienced Arctic traveler was standing.
Web links
- Beaumont Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beaumont Bay on geographic.org (English)