Davis Bay
| Davis Bay | ||
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| Waters | Southern Ocean (sector between Lake Mawson and Lake D'Urville ) | |
| Land mass | Wilkesland | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 8 ′ S , 134 ° 5 ′ E | |
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| width | approx. 20 km | |
| Islands | Anton Island , Lewis Island | |
| Tributaries | Dibble glacier | |
The Davis Bay is about 20 kilometers wide bay between Cape Cesney and Lewis Island at the Clarie Coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country .
It was discovered during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . It is named after the Australian navigator John King Davis (1884-1967), the captain of the ship Aurora on this research trip .
Web links
- Davis Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Davis Bay on geographic.org