Macdougal Bay

Macdougal Bay (60°42′S 44°33′W / 60.700°S 44.550°W / -60.700; -44.550Coordinates: 60°42′S 44°33′W / 60.700°S 44.550°W / -60.700; -44.550) is a small bay lying between Ferguslie Peninsula and Watson Peninsula on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for J. Macdougal, third mate of the expedition ship Scotia.[1]

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


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