Webster Bay
| Webster Bay | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 25 '51 " S , 76 ° 1' 34" E | |
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| Islands | Mills Island | |
The Webster Bay is a side bay of Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It lies between the Priddy Promontory and the Tonagh Promontory in the southwest section of the Larsemann Hills .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988 after the Australian politician James Websters (* 1925), whose portfolio as Australian Science Minister from 1975 to 1979 included all matters relating to Antarctica .
Web links
- Webster Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Geological map of the Stornes Peninsula (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)