Ranvik Bay
Ranvik Bay is an open bay 15 nautical miles wide, lying southward of Rauer Islands in the southeast part of Prydz Bay. Discovered and charted in February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition led by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorshavn.Ranvik Bay
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay in Antarctica
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-69° or 69° south
Longitude
77.66667° or 77° 40′ east
Open location code
3J3V2M28+2M
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Ranvik Bay” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ранвик (залив)”
- Bulgarian: “Ранвик”
- Chinese: “蘭維克灣”
- German: “Ranvik”
- Italian: “Baia di Ranvik”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ranvik i Princess Elizabeth Land”
- Swedish: “Ranvik Bay”
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Places to explore: Davis.
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Highlights: Tangholmane and Chaos Glacier.
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