Davies Bay
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Davies Bay is a bay
on the coast, 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between Drake Head
and Cape Kinsey
, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1911 from the Terra Nova
(Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, RN) of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1910-13. Named for Francis E.C. Davies, shipwright on the Terra Nova.
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...
on the coast, 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between Drake Head
Drake Head
Drake Head is a headland forming the west side of the entrance to Davies Bay. Discovered from the Terra Nova under Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy, in February 1911. Named for Francis R.H. Drake, meteorologist on board the Terra Nova....
and Cape Kinsey
Cape Kinsey
Cape Kinsey is an ice-covered cape at the east side of Davies Bay. Discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant H.L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy, of the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Mr. J.J. Kinsey, who was the official representative of the...
, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1911 from the Terra Nova
Terra Nova (ship)
The Terra Nova was built in 1884 for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet. She worked for 10 years in the annual seal fishery in the Labrador Sea, proving her worth for many years before she was called upon for expedition work.Terra Nova was ideally suited to the polar regions...
(Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, RN) of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
, 1910-13. Named for Francis E.C. Davies, shipwright on the Terra Nova.