Raudvika
| Raudvika | ||
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| Waters | Bellingshausen lake | |
| Land mass | Peter I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 50 '12 " S , 90 ° 28' 12" W | |
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The Raudvika ( Norwegian for Red Bay ) is a small bay on the Von Bellingshausen coast in the east of the West Antarctic Peter I Island . It lies on the southern flank of the mouth of the Hælbreen in the Bellingshausen Sea .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987 after the color of the water in the bay.
Web links
- Raudvika in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Raudvika in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute