Biscoe Bay
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Biscoe Bay is a bay which indents the southwest coast of Anvers Island
immediately north of Biscoe Point
, in the Palmer Archipelago
, Antarctica. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897-99, under Adrien de Gerlache
, and named by him for John Biscoe
, who may have landed there in February 1832.
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
immediately north of Biscoe Point
Biscoe Point
Biscoe Point is a rocky point forming the SE side of Biscoe Bay, immediately N of Access Point on the S side of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot roughly surveyed the SW coast of Anvers Island in 1904...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, Antarctica. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
, 1897-99, under Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
, and named by him for John Biscoe
John Biscoe
John Biscoe was an English mariner and explorer who commanded the first expedition known to have sighted the areas named Enderby Land and Graham Land along the coast of Antarctica...
, who may have landed there in February 1832.