Edward VIII Bay

Edward VIII Bay is a bay about 32 kilometres (20 mi) in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau (a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula near Magnet Bay) and the Øygarden Group of islands. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf. The bay was discovered in 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RRS William Scoresby, and named for Edward VIII, then King of the United Kingdom.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Edward VIII Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

Coordinates: 66°50′S 57°0′E / 66.833°S 57.000°E / -66.833; 57.000

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