Etienne Fjord
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Etienne Fjord is a bay
5 nautical miles (9 km) long, lying between Bolson and Thomson Coves on the south side of Flandres Bay
, along the west coast of Graham Land
. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Eugene Etienne (1844–1921), French politician, Vice President
of the Chamber of Deputies, 1902–04, and Minister of War, 1905-06.
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...
5 nautical miles (9 km) long, lying between Bolson and Thomson Coves on the south side of Flandres Bay
Flandres Bay
Flandres Bay is a large bay lying between Capes Renard and Willems, along the west coast of Graham Land. Explored in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named it, probably after the historical area of that name, now constituting part of France, Belgium and the Netherlands....
, along the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Eugene Etienne (1844–1921), French politician, Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the Chamber of Deputies, 1902–04, and Minister of War, 1905-06.