Deakin Bay
| Deakin Bay | ||
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| Waters | Somow lake | |
| Land mass | George V Coast , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ S , 150 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Tributaries | Williams Glacier | |
The Deakin Bay is a large bay between the Horn Bluff and Cape Freshfield on the East Antarctic George V. Coast .
It was roughly mapped during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . Mawson named it after the politician Alfred Deakin (1856-1919), three times Prime Minister of Australia. Maps that were created during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) under the direction of the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes , identify them as Peacocks Bay , named after the research ship USS Peacock .
Web links
- Deakin Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Deakin Bay on geographic.org (English)