Wilton Bay
Wilton Bay is a bay lying between Cape Davidson and Cape Hartree on the southwest side of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it after D.W.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay in the South Orkney Islands
- Also known as: “Wilton, bahia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ramsay.
Mount Ramsay
Peak
Mount Ramsay is a peak, 475 m, standing at the west side of Uruguay Cove on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, 1902–04, and named for Allan Ramsay, chief engineer of the expedition ship Scotia, who died on August 6, 1903, and was buried at the foot of the peak.
Wilton 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—“Wilton Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維爾頓灣”
- German: “Wilton Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wilton Bay”
- Spanish: “Wilton, bahía”
- Swedish: “Wilton, bahía”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manchón Austral and Manchón Austral, peñasco.
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