Guyou Bay
| Guyou Bay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Land mass | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 4 '59 " S , 62 ° 33' 58" W | |
|
||
| width | 6 km | |
| Tributaries | Raliza Glacier , Oschane Glacier , Dodelen Glacier | |
The Guyou Bay ( French Baie Guyou ) is a 6 km wide bay on the west coast of the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago . It is between Cape Claude and Metchnikoff Point .
The bay was discovered during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . This named the bay after Captain Émile Guyou (1843-1915) of the French Navy , member of the commission for the publication of the scientific results of the research trip .
Web links
- Guyou Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Guyou Bay on geographic.org (English)