Casey Bay
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| Waters | Cosmonaut Lake | |
| Land mass | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 48 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| width | approx. 100 km | |
| Islands | Galkin Island , Harrop Island , Koala Island , McKinnon Island , Numbat Island , Pinn Island , Shaw Islands , Waratah Islands , Wombat Island | |
| Tributaries | Hannan Ice Shelf , Rayner Glacier | |
The Casey Bay ( English Casey Bay ) is a large bay on the Crown Prince Olav coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It lies between the Tange Promontory and the Sakellari Peninsula .
It was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named them in 1958 after the Australian politician Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1890-1976), from 1951 to 1960 Australian Foreign Minister.
Web links
- Casey Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Casey Bay on geographic.org