Edward VIII Bay
| Edward VIII Bay | ||
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| Waters | Cooperation lake | |
| Land mass | Kempland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 50 ′ S , 57 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| width | 30 km | |
| Islands | Brattøy , Kleppen Island , Martin Island , Øygarden , Patricia Islands | |
| Tributaries | Edward VIII Ice Shelf , Robert Glacier , Seaton Glacier , Wilma Glacier | |
The Edward VIII Bay is a bay between Edward VIII Plateau and the archipelago Øygarden on the coast of the East Antarctic Kemplands .
It was discovered in February 1936 as part of the British Discovery Investigations by the crew of the research vessel RRS William Scoresby . It is named after the British monarch Edward VIII.
Web links
- Edward VIII Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edward VIII Bay on geographic.org (English)