Flandres Bay

Flandres Bay is a large bay lying between Cape Renard and Cape Willems, along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was explored in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named it, probably after the historical area of Flandres.[1]

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

Coordinates: 65°2′S 63°20′W / 65.033°S 63.333°W / -65.033; -63.333


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