Rennick Bay
bay in antarctica
Rennick Bay (70°6′S 161°20′E) is an embayment of the coastline of Antarctica at the terminus of Rennick Glacier.
It is bounded on the west and east by Belousov Point and Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont.
Discovery and naming
The eastern part of the bay was discovered from the ship Terra Nova, of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) under Scott.
It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Lieutenant Henry E. de P. Rennick, Royal Navy, an officer on the Terra Nova. The bay was photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1947) and by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958).
According to the Sailing Directions for Antarctica, "Cape Cheetham appears to be an isolated pinnacle forming the eastern extremity of Rennick Bay, an embayment about 18 miles wide, the western extremity of which is formed by high cliffs with outcroppings of rock.
Location
The northwestern end of the bay is defined by Belousov Point on the end of the Anderson Peninsula.
The Suvorov Glacier enters the bay and forms an ice tongue immediately south of this point.
To its south the Pryor Glacier enters the bay to the north of Yermak Point.
From just north of Thompson Point in the Kavrayskiy Hills the Rennick Glacier and its tributaries fill the bay.
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