Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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O'Brien Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
O'Brien Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A large bay between Bailey Peninsula and Mitchell Peninsula, Windmill Islands. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after Lieutenant C.E. O'Brien, USN who participated in USN Operation Windmill (1947-48).
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