Mechanics Bay (Antarctica)
| Mechanics Bay | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Land mass | Amery Ice Shelf , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 69 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Mechanics Bay is a deep bay on the western edge of the Amery Ice Shelf off the Lars Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Lands .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). An ANARE team led by geodesist David Robert "Dave" Carstens (* 1934) explored them in 1962 while driving a Sno-Cat tracked vehicle. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the bay in memory of that event.
Web links
- Mechanics Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)