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North Bay (other)
North Bay may refer to: Places ;Antarctica *North Bay (Ross Island), a bay ;Canada *North Bay, Ontario, a city in Ontario, Canada **CFB North Bay ;United States *North Bay Village, Florida, a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida *North Bay, New York, an unincorporated community *North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin *North Bay, Wisconsin, a village in Racine County, Wisconsin *North Bay Shore, New York, a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York *North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area in California Others *North Bay Aqueduct, a part of the California State Water Project *North Bay Breakers, an American football (soccer) team based in Santa Rosa, California *North Bay Centennials, a defunct ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League *North Bay Battalion, a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (2013 to present) See also *Northbay *South Bay (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Bay (Ross Island)
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay. History The cape was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it the "Skuary" after the birds. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, built its headquarters here, renaming the cape for Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Lieutenant Edward Evans, Royal Navy, second in command of the expedition.Langner, Rainer-K. (trans. Beech, Timothy) (2007). ''Scott and Amundsen: Duel in the Ice'', p. 120. London: Haus Publishing. . Scott's headquarters building still exists and is known as Scott's Hut. Geography A number of features on or around Cape Evans have been charted and individually named by various Antarctic expeditions. Windvane Hill is a small hill just northeast of the extremity of Cape Evans. It was so named by the second British Antarctic Expedition because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
