Edward VIII Bay
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Edward VIII Bay is a bay
about 20 miles (32 km) in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau
(a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula
near Magnet Bay
) and the Øygarden Group
of island
s. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf
. It was discovered in 1936 by Discovery Investigations
personnel on the RRS William Scoresby
, and named for King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
.
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...
about 20 miles (32 km) in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau
Edward VIII Plateau
The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. It was probably seen by personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet...
(a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
near Magnet Bay
Magnet Bay
Magnet Bay is a shallow coastal indentation, 7 miles wide and receding only 2 miles, located 9 miles west of Cape Davis at the northwest side of Edward VIII Plateau, in Antarctica...
) and the Øygarden Group
Øygarden Group
Øygarden Group is a group of rocky, irregular islands which extends about 11 mi in an east-west direction, lying in the southern part of the entrance to Edward VIII Bay. First sighted in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS William Scoresby, and considered by them to be...
of island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf
Edward VIII Ice Shelf
Edward VIII Ice Shelf is an ice shelf occupying the head of Edward VIII Bay. The northern part of this feature was called Innviksletta by Norwegian cartographers, who mapped it from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. The area was first visited in 1954 by an ANARE ...
. It was discovered in 1936 by Discovery Investigations
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 on the RRS William Scoresby
RRS William Scoresby
The RRS William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations....
, and named for King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
.