South Bay (Ross Island)
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 Map of Ross Island with South Bay (left) |
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| Waters | Erebus Bay | |
| Land mass | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 77 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Islands | Conspicuous Rock , Seal Rock | |
The South Bay ( English for South Bay ) is a small bay on the west side of the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located on the south side of Cape Evans .
The bay received its descriptive name from participants in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) under the direction of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Web links
- South Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- South Bay on geographic.org