Name details

Williams Bay

Williams Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Williams Bay  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 120

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

The bay is named after Richard Williams, Biologist with the AntDiv, who made significant catches of fish and other marine specimens at this site whilst the MV Cape Pillar was anchored in this bay in March 1980. The major indentation on the south-east coast of McDonald Island. It provides lee shelter for ships from the strong westerly winds. With the volcanic eruption On McDonald Island in 2003 the original Williams Bay disappeared. Name recycled.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 46.6" S
-53.04628°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
72° 36' 25.3" E
72.60703°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
DigitalGlobe
Source Identifier:
SceneID_1010010001C99801
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
AAD
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
DigitalGlobe
Remote sensing:
DigitalGlobe image SceneID_1010010001C99801 Captured 9 April 2003

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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