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Whales (hwālz, wālz), Bay of
An inlet of the Ross Sea in the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. It has been used as a base for Antarctic expeditions since 1911.
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Whales,Bay of
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Whales, Bay of — Former inlet of the Ross Sea, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was first seen by the British explorer James C. Ross in 1842. The bay was the continent s most southerly open harbour in summer and was the site of several important bases for Antarctic … Universalium
Whales, Bay of — geographical name inlet of Ross Sea Antarctica in Ross Ice Shelf … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Bay of Whales — The Bay of Whales (coord|78|30|S|164|20|W|) is an iceport indenting the front of Ross Ice Shelf just northward of Roosevelt Island. A natural ice harbor which generally forms here, it served as the base site for Roald Amundsen s successful… … Wikipedia
Whales — /hwaylz, waylz/, n. Bay of, an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America. * * * … Universalium
Whales — [[t](h)weɪlz, weɪlz[/t]] n. geg Bay of, an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America … From formal English to slang
