Cumberland West Bay
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Cumberland West Bay is a bay
forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay
, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point
, where it is 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and extends 7 miles (11 km) in a southwest direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901–04, who named it West Bay. It was remapped during 1926–29 by DI
personnel and renamed West Cumberland Bay. The shortened form West Bay was simultaneously used. Following the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) proposed that the name be altered to Cumberland West Bay and that all other names be rejected. This change brings together information about the whole of Cumberland Bay together in indexes.
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...
forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay
Cumberland Bay
Cumberland Bay, wide at its entrance between Larsen and Barff Points, which separates into two extensive arms that recede inland along the northern coast of South Georgia. Discovered and named in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook....
, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point
Larsen Point
Larsen Point is a headland which forms the west side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. Named for Captain C.A. Larsen, who visited Cumberland Bay in the Jason in 1893-94....
, where it is 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and extends 7 miles (11 km) in a southwest direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 1901–04, who named it West Bay. It was remapped during 1926–29 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel and renamed West Cumberland Bay. The shortened form West Bay was simultaneously used. Following the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) proposed that the name be altered to Cumberland West Bay and that all other names be rejected. This change brings together information about the whole of Cumberland Bay together in indexes.