Fisher Bay
| Fisher Bay | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Land mass | George V Coast , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 31 ′ S , 145 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| width | 22 km | |
The Fisher Bay is a 22 km wide bay on the East Antarctic Georg V. Coast . It lies between the east side of the tongue of the Mertz glacier , which protrudes into the sea, and the mainland mass.
The bay was discovered during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . This named it after the Australian politician Andrew Fisher (1862-1928), three times Prime Minister of Australia .
Web links
- Fisher Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fisher Bay on geographic.org