Allen Bay
Encyclopedia
Allen Bay is a semi-circular bay
0.5 mile (0.80467 km) wide, lying 1 miles (1.6 km) west-northwest of Larsen Point
in the north part of Cumberland West Bay
, South Georgia. Charted in 1926 by DI
personnel on the Discovery Committee
at that time.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
0.5 mile (0.80467 km) wide, lying 1 miles (1.6 km) west-northwest of Larsen Point
Larsen Point
Larsen Point is a headland which forms the west side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. Named for Captain C.A. Larsen, who visited Cumberland Bay in the Jason in 1893-94....
in the north part of Cumberland West Bay
Cumberland West Bay
Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is wide, and extends in a southwest direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, who named it West Bay. It was remapped...
, South Georgia. Charted in 1926 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the Discovery Committee
Discovery Committee
The Discovery Committee was a popular name for the Interdepartmental Committee for the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands established by the British Government to carry out scientific investigations and to propose nature resource conservation and economic development policies for the Falkland...
at that time.