Phyllis Bay () is a small
bight
The word is derived from Old English ''byht'' (“bend, angle, corner; bay, bight”). In modern English, bight may refer to:
* Bight (geography), recess of a coast, bay, or other curved feature
* Bight (knot), a curved section, slack part, or loo ...
between Allen and
Scarlett Points at the south end of
Montagu Island
Montagu Island ( es, Isla Jorge) is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Scotia Sea off the coast of Antarctica. It is a part of the British Overseas Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is located no ...
, in the
South Sandwich Islands
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. The feature was roughly outlined by Bellingshausen in 1819–20. Charted in 1930 by
DI personnel on the ''
Discovery II'' and named for
Phyllis V. Horton, daughter of Lieutenant Commander
W.A. Horton,
Royal Navy
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, chief engineer of the Discovery II at the time of the survey.
Bays of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Bights (geography)
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