Wilhelmina Bay
bay in Graham Land (Antarctica)
Wilhelmina Bay (64°38′S 62°10′W) is a bay 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) wide between the Reclus Peninsula and Cape Anna along the west coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Location
Wilhelmina Bay is on the Danco Coast on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
It indents the southeast side of Gerlache Strait opposite the Solvay Mountains of Brabant Island.
The Arctowski Peninsula defines its southwest side, Forbidden Plateau its southeast side and Nansen Island is in the northeast of the bay.
Wilhelmina Bay is between Charlotte Bay to the northeast and Andvord Bay to the southwest.
Coastal features include, clockwise from the eastern entrance,
The Reclus Peninsula, including Jacques Peaks, Bancroft Bay, Cañón Point, Zapato Point, and Café Point.
Leonardo Glacier, Sadler Point, Blanchard Glacier, Garnerin Point, Pishtachev Peak and Rozier Glacier.
Piccard Cove, including Sophie Cliff, Balis Ridge, Montgolfier Glacier, Bacho Kiro Peak, Mechit Buttress, Woodbury Glacier and O'Neal Point,
The Arctowski Peninsula including Beaupré Cove, Jones Point, Hugershoff Cove and Cape Anna.
Humpback whales
A study undertaken in May 2009 found a super-aggregation of krill in Wilhelmina Bay, with a large number of humpback whales feeding on them.
The researchers counted a density of 5.1 whales per square kilometer.
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