Oom Bay is a well-defined
bay, 2 mi wide, indenting the
Mawson coast
The Mawson Coast is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica, lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59°34′E, and Murray Monolith, at 66°54′E. The coast was sighted during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic R ...
between
Cape Bruce
Cape Bruce forms the northern tip of a small island lying at the eastern side of Oom Bay, separated from the mainland rocks just west of Taylor Glacier in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica.
Historic site
A landing was made at the cape on 18 Februar ...
and
Campbell Head Campbell Head is a bold headland on the western side of Oom Bay, Mawson Coast, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson ...
. Discovered in February 1931 by the
(BANZARE) under
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader during ...
, who named it for Lieutenant K.E. Oom, RAN, cartographer with the expedition.
Further reading
* DMA,
Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica', P 420
External links
Oom Bayon
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, a ...
website
Oom Bayon
AADC website
Oom Bayon
SCAR
A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a na ...
website
Oom Bay Satellite imageOom Bay area map
References
Bays of Mac. Robertson Land
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