Bone Bay (63°38′S 59°4′W / 63.633°S 59.067°W) is a rectangular bay along the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It is nearly 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide at the entrance between Notter Point and Cape Roquemaurel.[1]
| Bone Bay | |
|---|---|
  Bone Bay | |
| Coordinates | 63°38′S 59°4′W / 63.633°S 59.067°W |
| Type | Bay |
Location edit
Bone Bay is on the north shore of the western end of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is northeast of Charcot Bay, east of the Orléans Strait, south of Astrolabe Island and southwest of Lafond Bay. Russell West Glacier flows into the bay, which is bounded to the south by the Gavin Ice Piedmont. [2]
Exploration and name edit
Bone Bay was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Thomas M. Bone, midshipman on the brig Williams used in exploring the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait in 1820.[1]
Coastal features edit
Coastal features, from west to east, include:
Belitsa Peninsula edit
63°44′S 59°14′W / 63.733°S 59.233°W. The 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide peninsula projecting 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in northwest direction from Trinity Peninsula. Bounded by Bone Bay to the northeast, Charcot Bay to the southwest and Bransfield Strait to the northwest. Trapezoid in form, its west and north extremities are formed by Cape Kjellman and Notter Point respectively. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the town of Belitsa in Southwestern Bulgaria.[3]
Gavin Ice Piedmont edit
63°44′S 59°00′W / 63.733°S 59.000°W. An ice piedmont in Trinity Peninsula, about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and between 3 and 6 nautical miles (5.6 and 11.1 km; 3.5 and 6.9 mi) wide, extending from Charcot Bay to Russell West Glacier. Mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Christopher B. Gavin-Robinson, pilot of FIDASE (1956-57).[4]
Pettus Glacier edit
63°48′S 59°04′W / 63.800°S 59.067°W. A narrow deeply entrenched glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long, which flows north from Ebony Wall into Gavin Ice Piedmont between Poynter Hill and Tinsel Dome. Named by UK-APC for Robert N. Pettus, aircraft pilot with FIDASE, 1956-57.[5]
Notter Point edit
63°40′S 59°11′W / 63.667°S 59.183°W. A rocky point 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Cape Kjellman marking the west limit of Bone Bay. The name, applied by Argentina in 1953, memorializes Tomás Notter, a commander of English origin in Admiral William Brown's squadron in the struggle for Argentine independence. He died fighting against the Spanish commander Romarate on March 21, 1814 aboard his small vessel Santisima Trinidad, when his vessel grounded under enemy batteries.[6]
Tinsel Dome edit
63°44′S 58°55′W / 63.733°S 58.917°W. Small ice-covered hill, 700 metres (2,300 ft) high, standing between Aureole Hills and Bone Bay. Charted in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who gave this descriptive name.[7]
Russell West Glacier edit
63°40′S 58°50′W / 63.667°S 58.833°W. A glacier, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier, which flows eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the south side of Trinity Peninsula, form a through glacier across the north part of Antarctic Peninsula. It was first surveyed in 1946 by the FIDS. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for V.I. Russell, surveyor and leader of the FIDS base at Hope Bay in 1946.[8]
Wimple Dome edit
63°38′S 58°51′W / 63.633°S 58.850°W. Ice-covered hill, 725 metres (2,379 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Hanson Hill and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Bone Bay on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. The name was applied by members of the FIDS following their survey in 1948 and is descriptive of the shape of the feature, a wimple being a type of headdress worn by nuns.[9]
Young Point edit
63°36′S 58°55′W / 63.600°S 58.917°W. Rocky point 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Cape Roquemaurel at the east side of Bone Bay. Charted by the FIDS in 1948. Named by the UK-APC for Doctor Adam Young, surgeon on the brig Williams which made explorations in the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait in 1820.[10]
Cape Roquemaurel edit
63°33′S 58°56′W / 63.550°S 58.933°W. Prominent rocky headland at the east side of the entrance to Bone Bay. Discovered by a French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Lieutenant Louis de Roquemaurel, second-in-command of the expedition ship Astrolabe.[11]
Islands edit
Rocks and islands in the bay, from west to east, include:
Canso Rocks edit
63°39′S 59°18′W / 63.650°S 59.300°W. Two rocks lying west of Bone Bay, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Notter Point. Named by UK-APC after one of the types of aircraft used by FIDASE (1955-57).[12]
Whaleback Rocks edit
63°39′S 59°04′W / 63.650°S 59.067°W. A group of low rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Blake Island in Bone Bay, off the north coast of Trinity Peninsula. Charted in 1948 by members of the FIDS who gave this descriptive name.[13]
Blake Island edit
63°38′S 59°01′W / 63.633°S 59.017°W. A narrow ice-free island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, lying in Bone Bay. Charted in 1948 by FIDS. Named by UK-APC after Pattrick J. Blake, midshipman on the brig Williams used in exploring the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait in 1820.[14]
Boyer Rocks edit
63°35′S 59°00′W / 63.583°S 59.000°W. A small group of rocks in the northeast corner of Bone Bay, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Cape Roquemaurel. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Joseph Boyer, French naval officer on the Astrolabe during her Antarctic voyage (1837-40).[15]
References edit
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 79.
- ^ Graham Land and South Shetland BAS.
- ^ Belitsa Peninsula SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 271.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 572.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 534.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 749.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 638.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 818.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 830.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 630.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 117.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 807.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 72.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 87.
Sources edit
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - "Belitsa Peninsula", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 2024-05-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.