Porpoise Bay, Antarctica
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Porpoise Bay () is an ice-filled embayment about 90 miles wide indenting the coast of Antarctica between Cape Goodenough and Cape Morse. The United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Charles Wilkes applied the name "Porpoise Bay", after the USEE brig "Porpoise", to a large bay at about 66°S, 130°E. US-ACAN's identification of Porpoise Bay is based on the correlation of Wilkes' chart (1840) with G.D. Blodgett's reconnaissance map (1955) compiled from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The name has been applied to the large embayment lying close southwest in keeping with Wilkes' original naming.
Porpoise Basin () is an undersea basin, located close to Porpoise Bay. Porpoise Canyon () is an undersea canyon located about 300 miles from Porpoise Bay; it is one of the largest canyons in the Wilkes Land continental margin.
This article incorporates text from Porpoise Bay, Antarctica, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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