Oom Bay
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Oom Bay is a well-defined bay
, 2 mi wide, indenting the Mawson coast
between Cape Bruce
and Campbell Head
. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
, who named it for Lieutenant K.E. Oom, RAN, cartographer with the expedition.
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 mi wide, indenting the Mawson coast
Mawson Coast
Mawson Coast is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59° 34'E, and Murray Monolith, in 66° 54' E. The coast was sighted during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition , 1929–30, under Sir Douglas Mawson. Further exploration...
between Cape Bruce
Cape Bruce
Cape Bruce is the northern tip of a small island lying at the east side of Oom Bay, separated from the mainland rocks just west of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. A landing was made there on February 18, 1931, by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Sir Douglas...
and Campbell Head
Campbell Head
Campbell Head is a bold headland on the western side of Oom Bay, Mawson Coast, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Flight Lieutenant Stuart Campbell, RAAF, pilot with the expedition....
. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers...
(BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named it for Lieutenant K.E. Oom, RAN, cartographer with the expedition.