Erebus Bay
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Erebus Bay is a bay
about 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide between Cape Evans
and Hut Point Peninsula
, on the west side of Ross Island
. The bay was explored by the Discovery expedition
(1901–04) under Scott
. It was named by Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13), which built its headquarters on Cape Evans. The feature is surmounted by Mount Erebus
.
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 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide between Cape Evans
Cape Evans
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.The cape was discovered by the Discovery expedition under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it the Skuary. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition , built its...
and Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow land mass from 2 to 3 miles wide and 15 miles long, projecting southwest from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island....
, on the west side of Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. The bay was explored by the Discovery expedition
Discovery Expedition
The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since James Clark Ross's voyage sixty years earlier...
(1901–04) under Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...
. It was named by Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13), which built its headquarters on Cape Evans. The feature is surmounted by Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount...
.