Botany Bay

Granite Harbour is a bay in the coast of , Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04 in the in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: Bay in Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Botany Bay, Victoria Land”

Botany Bay

Latitude
-77.00275° or 77° 0′ 10″ south
Longitude
162.58164° or 162° 34′ 54″ east
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Open location code
2VJ4XHWJ+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11110883787
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
6628457
Wiki­data ID
Q22667596
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Botany Bay” goes by many names.
  • German: “Botany Bay”
  • Italian: “Botany Bay”
  • Swedish: “Botany Bay, Viktorias land”
  • Swedish: “Botany Bay”

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