Fladerer Bay
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Fladerer Bay is a bay
about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide between Wirth Peninsula
and Rydberg Peninsula
in Ellsworth Land
, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Captain George Fladerer, commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises.
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 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide between Wirth Peninsula
Wirth Peninsula
Wirth Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula, 20 nautical miles long, between Eltanin Bay and Fladerer Bay in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
and Rydberg Peninsula
Rydberg Peninsula
Rydberg Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula, 30 miles long, between Fladerer Bay and Carroll Inlet, Palmer Land. Rydberg Peninsula is located at . Rydberg Peninsula was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-1966...
in Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is that portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of Ronne Ice Shelf. It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W...
, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Captain George Fladerer, commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises.