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.
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Oom Bay

Latitude
-67.43333° or 67° 26′ south
Longitude
60.75° or 60° 45′ east
Open location code
3J42HQ82+M2
Geo­Names ID
6622652
Wiki­data ID
Q156140
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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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