Ranvik (Antarctica)
| Ranvik | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 0 ′ S , 77 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| width | 24 km | |
| Islands | Ranvik Island | |
| Tributaries | Browns Glacier , Chaos Glacier , Ranvikbreen | |
The Ranvik is an open and 24 km wide bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is located south of the Rauer Islands in the southeastern part of Prydz Bay .
The Norwegian captain Klarius Mikkelsen (* 1887) discovered them in February 1935 during his voyage with the whaling ship Thorshavn on behalf of the whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen . It is named after Christensen's property of the same name in Norway.
Web links
- Ranvik Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ranvik Bay on geographic.org (English)