Leroux Bay
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Leroux Bay is a bay
9 nautical miles (17 km) long in a NW-SE direction and averaging 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, between Nunez Point
and the narrow peninsula
surmounted by Magnier Peaks
, along the west coast of Graham Land
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Commander Leroux, Argentine Navy
. More accurately delineated by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) in 1935.
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...
9 nautical miles (17 km) long in a NW-SE direction and averaging 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, between Nunez Point
Nunez Point
Nunez Point is a point forming the west extremity of Takaki Promontory on Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Graham Land, in Nunez Point is a point forming the west extremity of [[Takaki Promontory]] on [[Barison Peninsula]] on [[Graham Coast]], [[Graham Land]], in Nunez Point is a point forming...
and the narrow peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
surmounted by Magnier Peaks
Magnier Peaks
Magnier Peaks are two mountain peaks, the higher 1,345 m, surmounting the peninsula between Leroux and Bigo Bays on the west coast of Graham Land. These peaks were discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot....
, 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...
. Discovered 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 Commander Leroux, Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
. More accurately delineated 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) in 1935.