Polar Circelbukta
| Polar Circelbukta | ||
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| Waters | Lazarev Lake ( Southern Ocean ) | |
| Land mass | Queen Maud Land ( East Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 2 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Polarsirkelbukta ( Norwegian for Arctic Circle Bay ) is a small ice harbor off the Princess Martha coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . The bay lies on the edge of the Fimbul Ice Shelf .
Norwegian scientists named it after the polar research ship Polarsirkel , which had been in service on various Norwegian trips to the Antarctic since the mid-1950s.
Web links
- Polarsirkelbukta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)