Edward VIII Bay is a
bay about in extent, located between
Edward VIII Plateau (a dome-shaped, ice-covered
peninsula near
Magnet Bay) and the
Øygarden Group of islands in Antarctica. The head of the bay is occupied by the
Edward VIII Ice Shelf. The bay was discovered in 1936 by
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, ...
personnel on the
RRS ''William Scoresby'', and named for
Edward VIII, then King of the United Kingdom.
[
Kvarsnes Foreland is a prominent, rocky foreland projecting into the south side of Edward VIII Bay close west of the Øygarden Group.][ Kvarsnes Bay is a small bay at the southwest side of Kvarsnes Foreland, and is named in association with it.][ Rund Bay ("Round Bay") is a small bay indenting the south shore of Edward VIII Bay immediately east of Kvarsnes Foreland. These features were mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the ]Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...
, 1936–37.[
]
References
Bays of Kemp Land
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