Buchan Bay
Buchan Bay is a small bay between Cape Hartree and Cape Murdoch, near the southwest end of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for Alexander Buchan, noted Scottish meteorologist.- Type: Cove
- Description: bay in the South Orkney Islands
- Also known as: “Buchan, bahia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Ramsay.
Mount Ramsay
Peak
Mount Ramsay is a peak, 475 m, standing at the west… Mount Ramsay is situated 3 km northwest of Buchan Bay.
Buchan Bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.766° or 60° 45′ 58″ south
Longitude
-44.7° or 44° 42′ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
38FQ68M2+J2
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Buchan Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴肯灣”
- German: “Buchan Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buchan Bay”
- Spanish: “Buchan, bahía”
- Swedish: “Buchan Bay”
- Swedish: “Buchan, bahía”
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Highlights: Martin, Point and Mossman Peninsula.
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