Andvord Bay

Location of Andvord Bay in Antarctica

Andvord Bay

Andvord Bay (64°50′S 62°39′W / 64.833°S 62.650°W / -64.833; -62.650Coordinates: 64°50′S 62°39′W / 64.833°S 62.650°W / -64.833; -62.650) is a bay 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, which lies between Beneden Head and Duthiers Point along the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named by him for Rolf Andvord, Belgian consul at Christiania (Oslo) at that time.^[1]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Andvord Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).