Novosilski Bay
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Novosilski Bay is a bay
2 miles (3.2 km) wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia immediately south of Mount Fraser
. Discovered by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen
in 1819 and named for Lieutenant Pavel M. Novosilskiy of the Mirnyy, which accompanied Bellingshausen's flagship the Vostok. The spelling Novosilski has become established for the feature through long usage.
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...
2 miles (3.2 km) wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia immediately south of Mount Fraser
Mount Fraser
Mount Fraser is a mountain, 1,610 m, standing on the south coast of South Georgia immediately north of Novosilski Bay. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Francis C...
. Discovered by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen was an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer, who ultimately rose to the rank of Admiral...
in 1819 and named for Lieutenant Pavel M. Novosilskiy of the Mirnyy, which accompanied Bellingshausen's flagship the Vostok. The spelling Novosilski has become established for the feature through long usage.