South Bay, Livingston Island

South Bay, Livingston Island

South Bay (coord|62|40|S|60|28|W|) is a 6 mi long bay lying northwest of False Bay on the south side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name has been well established in international usage for over 100 years.

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* L.L. Ivanov et al, (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005


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