Barilari Bay
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Barilari Bay is a bay
12 miles (19.3 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, between Cape Garcia
and Loqui Point
on the west coast of Graham Land
. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Rear Admiral Atilio S. Barilari, Argentine Navy
. It was re-charted by the British Graham Land Expedition
, 1934–37, under Rymill.
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...
12 miles (19.3 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, between Cape Garcia
Cape Garcia
Cape Garcia is a cape at the north side of the entrance to Barilari Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. The cape was discovered and named "Cap Loqui" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Charcot. At the same time Charcot named the south entrance point to the bay "Cap Garcia,"...
and Loqui Point
Loqui Point
Loqui Point is a point at the north extremity of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast, which marks the south side of the entrance to Barilari Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. This feature was discovered and named "Cap Garcia" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Charcot...
on 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, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Rear Admiral Atilio S. Barilari, Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
. It was re-charted by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
, 1934–37, under Rymill.