Moraine Bay
| Moraine Bay | ||
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| Waters | Ellis Fjord | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 36 ′ 13 ″ S , 78 ° 2 ′ 19 ″ E | |
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| width | 700 m | |
| depth | 1 km | |
The Moraine Bay (from English moraine , moraine ) is a rectangular, 700 m wide and 1 km long bay on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . In the Vestfold Mountains , it is on the north side of the Ellis Fjord .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after a pronounced moraine on its north bank.
Web links
- Moraine Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)