Name details

Pudsey Bay

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

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

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Id 140164

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Bay about 7.5 km wide and 6 km deep between Cape Fairweather and Shiver Point, Oscar II Coast. Named for Dr Carol Pudsey (b.1955), who spent over twenty years at BAS as a marine geologist specialising in the Quaternary of the Scotia Sea and Weddell Sea. She integrated geophysical surveys with coring on RRS James Clark Ross, taking a particular research interest in the collapsing ice shelves of the north-east Antarctic Peninsula. She was a key member of the BAS marine geology group, expanding its activities when swath bathymetry became available. First woman Principal Scientist on a BAS marine science cruise, on RRS John Biscoe in 1990, and also took part in a number of International Ocean Drilling Program cruises. Awarded the Polar Medal in 2003.

Named For

Named for Dr Carol Pudsey (b.1955), who spent over twenty years at BAS as a marine geologist specialising in the Quaternary of the Scotia Sea and Weddell Sea. She integrated geophysical surveys with coring on RRS James Clark Ross, taking a particular research interest in the collapsing ice shelves of the north-east Antarctic Peninsula. She was a key member of the BAS marine geology group, expanding its activities when swath bathymetry became available. First woman Principal Scientist on a BAS marine science cruise, on RRS John Biscoe in 1990, and also took part in a number of International Ocean Drilling Program cruises. Awarded the Polar Medal in 2003.

Location

Latitude:
65° 01' 00.0" S
-65.01667°
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Longitude:
61° 10' 00.0" W
-61.16667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
21-Oct-2020

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