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.- Cove
- …is also known as “Buchan, bahia”
- Description: bay in the South Orkney Islands
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Buchan Bay
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.766° or 60° 45′ 58″ south
Longitude
-44.7° or 44° 42′ west
Open location code
38FQ68M2+J2
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Buchan Bay” goes by many names.
巴肯灣Chinese
Buchan BayNorwegian Nynorsk
Buchan BaySwedish
Buchan, bahíaSwedish
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