Ample Bay
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Ample Bay also known as Ensenada Grande, is a bay
1.8 miles (3 km) wide, marked by Grace Glacier
at its head, situated 2 miles (3 km) east of Sunset Fjord
in the southwest part of the Bay of Isles
, South Georgia. A sketch of this bay was made in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Charted and named descriptively by Discovery Investigations
in 1929–30.
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...
1.8 miles (3 km) wide, marked by Grace Glacier
Grace Glacier
Grace Glacier is a glacier which flows north into Ample Bay at the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, near Salisbury Plain. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for his wife, Grace Barstow Murphy....
at its head, situated 2 miles (3 km) east of Sunset Fjord
Sunset Fjord
Sunset Fjord is a bay one mile wide in the southwest corner of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, and so named by him because from his anchorage in the Bay of Isles the sun appeared to set directly behind this...
in the southwest part of the Bay of Isles
Bay of Isles
The Bay of Isles is a bay wide and receding , lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay, many of which are named after local birds...
, South Georgia. A sketch of this bay was made in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Charted and named descriptively by Discovery Investigations
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...
in 1929–30.