King Leopold III Bay
| King Leopold III Bay | ||
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| Waters | Breidvika | |
| Land mass | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 24 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The King Leopold III Bay ( French Baie Roi Léopold III ) is a bay on the Princess Ragnhild coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located in the eastern section of the Breidvika .
Scientists from a Belgian Antarctic expedition that ran from 1957 to 1958 landed here and named the bay. It is named after the former Belgian King Leopold III. , Patron of the research trip.
Web links
- Roi Leopold III, Baie in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)