Röhss Bay
Röhss Bay | ||
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Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
Land mass | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
Geographical location | 64 ° 12 ′ S , 58 ° 16 ′ W | |
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width | 5 to 17.5 km | |
depth | 20 km | |
Islands | Persson Island | |
Tributaries | Barnola Glacier , Herniman Glacier , Prince Gustav Ice Shelf (formerly) |
The Röhss Bay ( Swedish Röhss Bukt ) is a bay between Cape Broms and Cape Obelisk on the southwest side of James Ross Island off the northeast coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is occupied by the ice masses of the Prinz Gustav Ice Shelf .
The bay was discovered during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld . He named it after the twin brothers August (1834-1904) and Wilhelm Röhss (1834-1900), wholesalers from Gothenburg , who had financially supported his research trip .
Web links
- Röhss Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Röhss Bay on geographic.org (English)