Corinthian Bay () is a

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, which is wide and recedes , entered between

Rogers Head Rogers Head () is a conspicuous headland marking the north extremity of the peninsula between Atlas Cove and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of Heard Island. Named for the Rogers family of New London, Connecticut, including Captain Erasmus Dar ...

and

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on the north coast of

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in the southern

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. The name appears on an early chart compiled by

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. It was probably given by Captain

Erasmus Darwin Rogers Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' wa ...

, American whaler and sealer, after his vessel ''Corinthian'' in which he made the first landing on Heard Island in March 1855. Nearby features include Corinth Head.

References

External links

Map of Corinthian Bay and the northwestern coast of Heard Island

Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
Bays of Heard Island and McDonald Islands {{Subantarctic-geo-stub