Posadowsky Bay
Posadowsky Bay is an open embayment in the vicinity of Gaussberg, just east of the West Ice Shelf. Discovered in February 1902 by German Antarctic Expedition under Erich von Drygalski, who named it for Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, Imperial Home Secretary, who secured a government grant to cover the cost of the Drygalski expedition.- Cove
- Description: bay
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.78333° or 66° 47′ south
Longitude
89.45° or 89° 27′ east
Open location code
3M5F6C8X+MX
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Posadowsky Bay” goes by many names.
ПосадовскиBulgarian
Посадовски (залив)Bulgarian
波薩多夫斯基灣Chinese
Baia di PosadowskyItalian
Posadovska līcisLatvian
PosadowskyLatvian
Posadowsky BayNorwegian Nynorsk
Posadowsky BaySwedish
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