Osen (bay)
| Osen | ||
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| Waters | Byvågen | |
| Land mass | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 27 '29 " S , 39 ° 37' 37" E | |
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| Islands | Osøya | |
Osen (Norwegian for outlet ) is a bay on the Prince Harald Coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . This lake-like body of water lies on the eastern bank of Lützow-Holm Bay in the northern part of the Skarvsnes peninsula and opens up to Byvågen Bay .
Norwegian cartographers, who also gave it its name, mapped it using aerial photos taken during the Lars Christensen expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Osen Cove in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Osen Cove on geographic.org (English)