Okuma Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Okuma Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay (3)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A former bay described as 'about 3 miles wide and about 4 miles long'. The feature was formed where the Ross Ice Shelf pushed out beyond a curve of King Edward VII Land's coast. The original bay no longer exists due to movement in the Ross Ice Shelf and the calving of Iceberg B-9 in 1986. However, as the Ross Ice Shelf continues to push forward the bay may reform in this area.
Discovered but not named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, in 1902. Named by Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, for Count Okuma, Premier of Japan, who had been a supporter of the Japanese Expedition. Not Hal Flood Bay.
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