Börgen Bay

Börgen Bay (64°45′S 63°30′W / 64.750°S 63.500°W / -64.750; -63.500Coordinates: 64°45′S 63°30′W / 64.750°S 63.500°W / -64.750; -63.500) is a bay 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, indenting the southeast coast of Anvers Island close west of Bay Point, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for Karl Börgen, the German astronomer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Börgen Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-03.

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