Khmara Bay
| Khmara Bay | ||
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| Waters | Casey Bay | |
| Land mass | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 49 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Islands | Hydrographer Islands , Ostrova Shhernye | |
| Tributaries | Subchati Ice Shelf | |
The Khmara Bay ( Russian бухта Хмары Buchta Kmary ) is a small side bay of the Casey Bay on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located south of the Sakellari Peninsula . Its north bank is occupied by the Subchati Ice Shelf .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . Scientists from a Soviet Antarctic expedition , who also named it, explored it in 1957. It was named after the tractor driver I. F. Chmara, who died in January 1956 near Mirny Station when his tractor collapsed due to an ice sheet that was too thin. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated this name into English in 1968.
Web links
- Khmara Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Khmara Bay on geographic.org (English)