Brandy Bay

Brandy Bay (63°50′S 57°59′W / 63.833°S 57.983°W / -63.833; -57.983Coordinates: 63°50′S 57°59′W / 63.833°S 57.983°W / -63.833; -57.983) is a bay 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide on the northwest coast of James Ross Island, entered west of Bibby Point. It was probably first seen by Otto Nordenskiöld in 1903, and was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. During a subsequent visit to this bay by a FIDS party in 1952, there was a discussion as to whether medicinal brandy should be used as treatment for a dog bite. The name arose naturally from this incident.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brandy Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

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