Dalgliesh Bay
Dalgliesh Bay is a bay, 1 nautical mile wide and indenting 3 nautical miles, lying between Lainez Point and Bongrain Point on the west side of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the west coast of Graham Land.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay
- Also known as: “Dalgliesh, bahia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stride Peak and Statham Peak.
Stride Peak
Peak
Stride Peak is a peak rising to 675 m at the head of Dalgliesh Bay, Pourquoi Pas Island, in Marguerite Bay. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1979 after Geoffrey A.
Statham Peak
Peak
Statham Peak is a prominent pointed peak rising to 1,170 m at the southwest end of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in northeast Marguerite Bay. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1979 after David Statham, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey meteorological assistant, Signy Island, 1957–58, and Horseshoe Island, 1958, who was lost with G.A. Statham Peak is situated 2½ km west of Dalgliesh Bay.
Chisel Peak
Peak
Chisel Peak is a prominent chisel-shaped peak rising to about 1,400 metres on the southeast side of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in Marguerite Bay. It was named descriptively by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1979. Chisel Peak is situated 3½ km north of Dalgliesh Bay.
Dalgliesh 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—“Dalgliesh Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “達格利什灣”
- German: “Dalgliesh Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dalgliesh Bay”
- Spanish: “Dalgliesh, Bahía”
- Swedish: “Dalgliesh Bay”
- Swedish: “Dalgliesh, bahía”
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Highlights include Matthews Peak and Moider Glacier.
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