Security Bay
Security Bay is a bay lying between Homeward and Gauthier Point on the north side of Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay
- Also known as: “Sin Nombre, bahia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Doumer Hill and Stokes Hill.
Doumer Hill
Peak
Doumer Hill is a snow-covered pyramidal hill, 515 metres high, forming the summit of Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was named in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, in association with Doumer Island.
Stokes Hill
Peak
Stokes Hill is a small but prominent rocky peak, 270 m, lying 1 nautical mile southeast of Doumer Hill on Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05. Stokes Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Security Bay.
Yelcho Base
Dwelling
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island. The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. Yelcho Base is situated 3 km south of Security Bay.
Security Bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Security Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “錫丘里蒂灣”
- German: “Security Bay”
- Italian: “Baia della sicurezza”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Security Bay”
- Spanish: “Sin Nombre, bahía”
- Swedish: “Sin Nombre, bahía”
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Highlights include Homeward Point and Gauthier Point.
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