Beaumont Bay
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Beaumont Bay is an ice-filled reentrant on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf
between Young Head
and Harris Point
, into which Dickey Glacier
flows. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, Royal Navy
, an Arctic explorer who took a special interest in this expedition.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
between Young Head
Young Head
Young Head is a prominent rock headland, 350 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Beaumont Bay on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for CWO Victor Young, U.S. Navy, member of the Mobile Construction Battalion party at Little America V,...
and Harris Point
Harris Point
Harris Point is a rocky coastal point along the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, located 6 nautical miles south of Young Head at the south side of Beaumont Bay. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Herman D. Harris, a chief hospital corpsman with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6. Harris...
, into which Dickey Glacier
Dickey Glacier
Dickey Glacier is a glacier 12 nautical miles long, flowing north along the east side of the Surveyors Range to enter Beaumont Bay, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Willie M. Dickey, U.S. Navy, commander, Naval Support Units, Antarctica, at Little...
flows. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, an Arctic explorer who took a special interest in this expedition.