Erebus Bay

Erebus Bay (77°45′S 166°33′E / 77.750°S 166.550°E / -77.750; 166.550Coordinates: 77°45′S 166°33′E / 77.750°S 166.550°E / -77.750; 166.550) is a bay about 24 kilometres (13 nmi) wide between Cape Evans and Hut Point Peninsula, on the west side of Ross Island. The bay was explored by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott. It was named by Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, which built its headquarters on Cape Evans; the feature is surmounted by Mount Erebus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Erebus Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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