Mayachnaya Bay
| Mayachnaya Bay | ||
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| Waters | Mawson Lake | |
| Land mass | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 9 ′ 9 ″ S , 101 ° 14 ′ 12 ″ E | |
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The Majachnaja Bay ( English ; Russian Бухта Маячная Buchta Majatschnaja , German 'Lighthouse Bay' ) is a bay on the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located in the bungee oasis .
Scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped and named it in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia transcribed this name into English.
Web links
- Majachnaja Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)