Eyrie Bay
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Eyrie Bay is a bay
, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide at its mouth and extending 3 miles (4.8 km) inland, lying north of Jade Point
, Trinity Peninsula
. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because of the proximity to Eagle Island
.
Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide at its mouth and extending 3 miles (4.8 km) inland, lying north of Jade Point
Jade Point
Jade Point is a gently sloping rocky point forming the south limit of Eyrie Bay, Trinity Peninsula. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee . The lower slopes of the point are permanently sheathed in greenish-tinged ice, which suggested the descriptive name.-Map:* Scale...
, 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...
. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because of the proximity to Eagle Island
Eagle Island, Antarctica
Eagle Island, Antarctica is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to South America than any other part of that continent. It is an island in the continent/country of Antarctica. Separated from the Antarctic mainland by the 1.77 km wide Aripleri...
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Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.