Shirokaya Bay
| Shirokaya Bay | ||
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| Waters | Langnes Fjord | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ S , 78 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Shirokaya Bay ( English ; Russian Бухта Широкая Buchta Schirokaja , German 'Wide Bay' ) is a bay on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located immediately east of the Weddell Arm on the north side of the Breidnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains .
Aerial photos were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947) and by scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition in 1956. The latter made the descriptive naming. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia transcribed this in a partial transcription into English.
Web links
- Shirokaya Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)