Okuma Bay
Encyclopedia
Okuma Bay is a bay
located at 77° 50' S 158° 20' W on the Ross Ice Shelf
of Antarctica at its juncture with Edward VII Peninsula
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It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (or Discovery Expedition) under Robert Falcon Scott
in 1902. Named by the Japanese Antarctic Expedition led by Lt. Nobu Shirase (1911–12) after Count
Shigenobu Okuma (1838–1922), the Premier of Japan
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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...
located at 77° 50' S 158° 20' W on the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
of Antarctica at its juncture with Edward VII Peninsula
Edward VII Peninsula
King Edward VII Land or King Edward VII Peninsula is a large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land. The peninsula projects into the Ross Sea between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the Ross Ice Shelf, and forms part of the Ross Dependency...
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It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (or Discovery Expedition) under Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...
in 1902. Named by the Japanese Antarctic Expedition led by Lt. Nobu Shirase (1911–12) after Count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Shigenobu Okuma (1838–1922), the Premier of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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