Posadowskybai
| Posadowskybai | ||
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| Waters | Davissee | |
| Land mass | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ S , 89 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Tributaries | Burton Island Glacier , Posadowsky Glacier , Rjadovoj Glacier , Lednik Zybkij | |
The Posadowskybai is an open bay not far from the Gaußberg and immediately east of the West Ice Shelf in the East Antarctic Kaiser Wilhelm II Land .
It was discovered in February 1902 in the Gaussian expedition (1901-1903) under the direction of the German polar researcher Erich of Drygalski , who by Arthur of Posadowsky-Wehner named, (1845-1932) of the former than in the State Ministry of the interior of a Government grant to cover expedition costs secured.
Web links
- Posadowsky Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Posadowsky Bay on geographic.org (English)