Cordelia Bay
| Cordelia Bay | ||
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 Saunders Island with Cordelia Bay on the east coast north of Nattriss Point |
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | Saunders Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 47 '34 " S , 26 ° 25' 44" W | |
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The Cordelia Bay is a small bay north of Nattriss Point on the east coast of Saunders Iceland in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped the bay in 1930. It is named after Cordelia A. Carey, daughter of Commander William Melvin Carey (1887 - unknown), captain of the RRS Discovery II .
Web links
- Cordelia Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cordelia Bay on geographic.org (English)