Oom Bay
Oom Bay is a well-defined bay, 2 mi wide, indenting the Mawson coast between Cape Bruce and Campbell Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant K.E.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Oom Bay
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Oom Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “烏姆灣”
- German: “Oom Bay”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ אום”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oom Bay”
- Swedish: “Oom Bay”
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Highlights include Bruce, Cape and Campbell Head.
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