Sandefjord Ice Bay is an icebay about 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide which forms the head of Prydz Bay. The feature is bounded on the west by Amery Ice Shelf, on the east by Publications Ice Shelf, and on the south by the mainland.
It was discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen on the Norwegian whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Lars Christensen. They gave it the name Sandefjordbukta after the town of Sandefjord, Norway, center of the Norwegian whaling industry.[1] The term "ice bay" is applied to this feature because of its formation in ice, and to reduce confusion with other bays of this name, particularly Sandefjord Bay on Coronation Island.
sandefjord, about, nautical, miles, wide, which, forms, head, prydz, feature, bounded, west, amery, shelf, east, publications, shelf, south, mainland, coordinates69, coordinates, 417typebaypart, ofprydz, baymax, length46, kilometres, frozenyear, roundit, disco. Sandefjord Ice Bay is an ice bay about 25 nautical miles 46 km wide which forms the head of Prydz Bay The feature is bounded on the west by Amery Ice Shelf on the east by Publications Ice Shelf and on the south by the mainland Sandefjord Ice BaySandefjord Ice BayCoordinates69 40 S 74 25 E 69 667 S 74 417 E 69 667 74 417 Coordinates 69 40 S 74 25 E 69 667 S 74 417 E 69 667 74 417TypebayPart ofPrydz BayMax length46 kilometres 29 mi Frozenyear roundIt was discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen on the Norwegian whaling ship Thorshavn sent out by Lars Christensen They gave it the name Sandefjordbukta after the town of Sandefjord Norway center of the Norwegian whaling industry 1 The term ice bay is applied to this feature because of its formation in ice and to reduce confusion with other bays of this name particularly Sandefjord Bay on Coronation Island See also EditSansom Islands Landing BluffReferences Edit Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 98 This article incorporates public domain material from Sandefjord Ice Bay Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandefjord Ice Bay amp oldid 1063590749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
