Walker Bay
| Walker Bay | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Land mass | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 38 '14 " S , 60 ° 41' 22" W | |
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| Islands | Hetty Rock , Kaliman Island | |
| Tributaries | Werila glacier | |
The Walker Bay is a bay on the south coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located between John Beach and Hannah Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after Captain John Walker, skipper of the sealer John , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1821.
Web links
- Walker Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Walker Bay on geographic.org (English)