Hackapike Bay
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Hackapike Bay is an anchor
age 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Ryswyck Point
, entered west of False Island
along the northeast coast of Anvers Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE), 1934–37, under Rymill.
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
age 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Ryswyck Point
Ryswyck Point
Ryswyck Point is a point marking the east extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache....
, entered west of False Island
False Island
False Island is the largest of three islands lying at the east side of Hackapike Bay, off the northeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Two islands were charted in this approximate position by the French Antarctic Expedition, under Charcot, 1903-05. False Island was named by DI...
along the northeast coast of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE), 1934–37, under Rymill.