Buckley Bay (Antarctica)

Buckley Bay (Antarctica)

Buckley Bay (coord|68|22|S|148|20|E|) is an embayment formed between the east side of the Ninnis Glacier Tongue and the mainland of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for George Buckley of New Zealand, a patron of the expedition.


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