Hanusse Bay

Hanusse Bay

Hanusse Bay (coord|66|57|S|67|30|W|) is a broad bay, 20 miles (32 km) long in a general north-south direction, lying between the northern portions of Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula. It was discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot, and named by him for the director of the Hydrographic Service of the French Navy.


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  • Weertman Island — (coord|66|58|S|67|44|W|) is the largest and southernmost of the Bennett Islands, lying in Hanusse Bay. It was mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947 48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey …   Wikipedia

  • Bennett Islands — (coord|66|56|S|67|40|W|) is a group of islands at the southwest side of Liard Island in Hanusse Bay, extending in a southwest direction for 6 miles (10 km) off the west coast of Graham Land. The islands were sighted and sketched from the air in… …   Wikipedia

  • Liard Island — (coord|66|51|S|67|25|W|) is a mountainous island, 13 miles (21 km) long, 6 miles (10 km) wide and rising to 1,000 m, situated in the north central portion of Hanusse Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and named… …   Wikipedia

  • Shmidt Point — (coord|66|55|S|67|2|W|) is a point marking the north extremity of Arrowsmith Peninsula, which separates Hanusse Bay and Lallemand Fjord on the west coast of Graham Land. First seen and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition… …   Wikipedia

  • Shumskiy Cove — (coord|67|4|S|67|21|W|) is a cove in southern Hanusse Bay indenting the northwest side of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956 59. Named by United Kingdom… …   Wikipedia

  • Isacke Passage — (coord|66|54|S|67|15|W|) is a marine channel in Hanusse Bay between Liard Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908 10, under Charcot. Named by United… …   Wikipedia

  • Cornish Islands — (66°59′S 67°28′W / 66.983°S 67.467°W / 66.983; 67.467) is a two small, snowcapped islands with a rock between them, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Liard Island in H …   Wikipedia

  • Megaw Island — (66°55′S 67°36′W / 66.917°S 67.6°W / 66.917; 67.6) is the easternmost of the Bennett Islands in Hanusse Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Resea …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Bridgman — (66°50′S 67°23′W / 66.833°S 67.383°W / 66.833; 67.383) is a prominent mountain which surmounts the central part of Liard Island in Hanusse Bay, off the west coast o …   Wikipedia

  • Mugge Island — (66°55′S 67°45′W / 66.917°S 67.75°W / 66.917; 67.75) is one of the Bennett Islands, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of the west end of Weertman Island in …   Wikipedia

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