Alasheyev Bight
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Alasheyev Bight is a bight
in the western part of the coast of Enderby Land
. Kirkby Head
is a sheer coastal outcrop
on Tange Promontory
, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight. Alasheyev Bight was photographed from the air by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
in 1956. Plotted in 1957 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
and named for D.A. Alasheyev (Алашеев Дмитрий Александрович), Russian hydrographer.
Bight (geography)
In geography, bight has two meanings. A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water....
in the western part of the coast of Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
. Kirkby Head
Kirkby Head
Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory, Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory. Continental ice reaches almost to the top on its southern side. It is located at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight in Enderby Land....
is a sheer coastal outcrop
Outcrop
An outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth. -Features:Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial deposits are covered by a mantle of soil and vegetation and cannot be...
on Tange Promontory
Tange Promontory
Tange Promontory is an ice-covered peninsula just west of Casey Bay on the coast of Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory. Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight....
, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight. Alasheyev Bight was photographed from the air by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
in 1956. Plotted in 1957 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
and named for D.A. Alasheyev (Алашеев Дмитрий Александрович), Russian hydrographer.