Auvert Bay
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Auvert Bay is a bay
8 miles (12.9 km) wide, indenting the coast for 3 miles (5 km) between Cape Evensen
and Cape Bellue
, along the west coast of Graham Land
. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, and named "Baie Auvert" ("bay far from anywhere").
Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
8 miles (12.9 km) wide, indenting the coast for 3 miles (5 km) between Cape Evensen
Cape Evensen
Cape Evensen is a cape forming the north side of the entrance to Auvert Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Captain C.J. Evensen of the Hertha, who explored along the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula in 1893....
and Cape Bellue
Cape Bellue
Cape Bellue is a cape which forms the north side of the entrance to Darbel Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named by him for Admiral Bellue, Superintendent of the Dockyard at Cherbourg, France....
, along the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, and named "Baie Auvert" ("bay far from anywhere").