Cook Bay (Antarctica)

Cook Bay is a deep indentation in the coast of George V Land, lying to the east of Deakin Bay, from which it is separated by Cape Freshfield. The bay contains the 55 mile-wide Cook Ice Shelf.

Coordinates: 68°30′S 151°30′E / 68.5°S 151.5°E / -68.5; 151.5

This George V Land location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Bays of George V Land George V Land geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Cook Bay Cook Bay (South Georgia) Look at other dictionaries: Cook Bay — is the name of two bays: Cook Bay (South Georgia), in the subantarctic island of South Georgia Cook Bay (Antarctica), on the George V Coast This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an …   Wikipedia Cook Ice Shelf — is an ice shelf about 55 miles wide, occupying a deep recession of the coastline, Cook Bay which lies between Cape Freshfield and Cape Hudson. This ice shelf was called a bay by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Douglas Mawson …   Wikipedia Cook Islands Federation — British colony ← …   Wikipedia Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …   Universalium Cook, James — known as Captain Cook born Oct. 27, 1728, Marton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii British sailor and explorer. He joined the Royal Navy (1755) and in 1763–67 surveyed the St. Lawrence River and the coast of …   Universalium History of Antarctica — The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn in the 15th and 16th centuries… …   Wikipedia James Cook — This article is about the British explorer. For other uses, see James Cook (disambiguation). Captain Cook redirects here. For other uses, see Captain Cook (disambiguation). James Cook …   Wikipedia History of the Cook Islands — Pa te Pou Ariki, Chief of the Takitumu tribe, Rarotonga (c. 1837) The Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777.[1] The Cook Islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative… …   Wikipedia Scott Mountains (Antarctica) — For other uses, see Scott Mountains …   Wikipedia Cumberland Bay — Central South Georgia: Cumberland Bay; Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove (Grytviken); Allardyce Range with the summit Mt. Paget (NASA imagery). Cumberland Bay, 6 km (3.7 mi) wide at its entrance between Larsen and Barff Points,… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”