Bay of Winds
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The Bay of Winds is a coastal embayment between Cape Dovers
and Avalanche Rocks
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Western Base Party
of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
, 1911–14, under Mawson, who so named it because of the almost constant outflow of cold dense air from the plateau into the bay.
Cape Dovers
Cape Dovers is a cape fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, 5 nautical miles south of Henderson Island. Discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for G. Dovers, cartographer with the expedition....
and Avalanche Rocks
Avalanche Rocks
Avalanche Rocks is a vertical rock outcrop rising to , midway between Delay Point and Jones Rocks on the west side of Melba Peninsula, Antarctica. It was discovered in September 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, and so named because of the occurrence of a...
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Western Base Party
Western Base Party
The Western Base Party was a successful exploration party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The eight-man Western Party was deposited by the Aurora on the Shackleton Ice Shelf at Queen Mary Land. The leader of the team was Frank Wild and the party included the geologist Charles Hoadley.The...
of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
, 1911–14, under Mawson, who so named it because of the almost constant outflow of cold dense air from the plateau into the bay.