Bernacchi Bay
Bernacchi Bay (77°27′S 163°50′E) is a bay about 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide between Marble Point and Cape Bernacchi, on the coast of Victoria Land. South Stream brings water from Wilson Piedmont Glacier into the bay. It was named after Louis Charles Bernacchi by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott.[1]
Further reading
- United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Includes Islands South of Latitude 60°, P 243
External links
- Bernacchi Bay on USGS website
- Bernacchi Bay on the Antarctica New Zealand Digital Asset Manager website
- Bernacchi Bay on AADC website
- Bernacchi Bay on SCAR website
- Bernacchi Bay on marineregions website
- Bernacchi Bay current weather
References
- "Bernacchi Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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