West Beach
| West Beach | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | McMurdo Sound | |
| Geographical location | 77 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The West Beach ( English for West beach is) an approximately 90 m long beach on the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located 180 m northwest of Cape Evans on the shores of North Bay . The beach is only visible in exceptionally warm years and is otherwise buried under snow.
Participants of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott named him.
Web links
- West Beach in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)