Hanusse Bay

Hanusse Bay is a broad bay, 37 kilometres (20 nmi) long in a general north-south direction, lying between the northern portions of Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula, Antarctica. The bay was discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for the director of the Hydrographic Service of the French Navy Ferdinand Isidore Hanusse (1848–1921).[1] Liard Island lies in the northern portion of the bay.

References

  1. ↑ "Hanusse Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

Coordinates: 66°57′S 67°30′W / 66.950°S 67.500°W / -66.950; -67.500  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hanusse Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.