Davis Bay

Not to be confused with Davies Bay.

Davis Bay is a bay about 12 miles (19 km) wide at the entrance between Cape Cesney and Lewis Island in Antarctica. It was discovered from the Aurora by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1910–14) under Douglas Mawson, and named by Mawson for Captain John King Davis, master of the Aurora and second-in-command of the expedition.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Davis Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 66°8′S 134°5′E / 66.133°S 134.083°E / -66.133; 134.083

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