Duse Bay
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Duse Bay is a bay
indenting the south side of Trinity Peninsula
between View Point
and the west side of Tabarin Peninsula
. It was discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson, of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901-04. Duse Bay was named by Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, for Lieutenant S.A. Duse.
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...
indenting the south side of Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
between View Point
View Point
View Point is an eastern tip of a promontory, 150 m, forming the west side of the entrance to Duse Bay on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04...
and the west side of Tabarin Peninsula
Tabarin Peninsula
Tabarin Peninsula is a peninsula 15 nautical miles long and 5 to 12 nautical miles wide, lying south of the trough between Hope Bay and Duse Bay and forming the east extremity of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered and charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04,...
. It was discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson, of 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. Duse Bay was named by Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, for Lieutenant S.A. Duse.