Ranvik Bay

Ranvik Bay (69°0′S 77°40′E / 69.000°S 77.667°E / -69.000; 77.667Coordinates: 69°0′S 77°40′E / 69.000°S 77.667°E / -69.000; 77.667) is an open bay 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying southward of Rauer Islands in the southeast part of Prydz Bay. Discovered and charted in February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition led by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorshavn. Named after the estate of Lars Christensen, sponsor of the expedition, situated at the head of Ranvik, a bay in Norway.

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