Porpoise Bay
| Porpoise Bay | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Land mass | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 128 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Tributaries | Blodgett Iceberg Tongue , De Haven Glacier , Frost Glacier , Holmes Glacier , Morse Glacier , Sandford Glacier , Waldron Glacier | |
The Porpoise Bay is a large, icy bay at the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country . It lies between Cape Goodenough and Cape Morse .
The American polar explorer Charles Wilkes named the bay after the Porpoise , one of the ships of his United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842).
Web links
- Porpoise Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Porpoise Bay on geographic.org (English)