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17 relations: Antarctic fur seal, Bay, British Antarctic Survey, Cam (mechanism), Discovery Investigations, Elephant seal, Moraine Valley, Mudflat, Orwell Glacier, Petter Sørlle, Søren Berntsen, Shingle beach, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern elephant seal, Three Lakes Valley (South Orkney Islands), Thule Islands.
- Bays of the South Orkney Islands
- Signy Island
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.
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Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.
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Cam (mechanism)
A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion.
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Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.
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Elephant seal
Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga.
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Moraine Valley
Moraine Valley is a valley filled with morainic debris, long, which drains north into Elephant Flats on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica.
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Mudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats or, in Ireland, slob or slobs, are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers.
Orwell Glacier
Orwell Glacier is a small glacier, less than 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, which descends steeply from the south slopes of Snow Hills and terminates in 20 m ice cliffs along the south margin of Elephant Flats in the east part of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
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Petter Sørlle
Petter Sørlle (February 16, 1884 – May 29, 1933) was a Norwegian whaling captain and inventor.
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Søren Berntsen
Søren Berntsen (1880–1940) was an important figure in the history of whaling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Shingle beach
A shingle beach, also known as either a cobble beach or gravel beach, is a commonly narrow beach that is composed of coarse, loose, well-rounded, and waterworn gravel, called shingle.
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Signy Island
Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.
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South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, David McGonigal, 2009 and south-west of South Georgia Island.
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Southern elephant seal
The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals.
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Three Lakes Valley (South Orkney Islands)
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to Stygian Cove on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Borge Bay and three Lakes Valley (South Orkney Islands) are Signy Island.
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Thule Islands
The Thule Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying southwest of Balin Point in the northwestern part of Borge Bay, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica.
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See also
Bays of the South Orkney Islands
- Borge Bay
- Bridger Bay
- Browns Bay (South Orkney Islands)
- Buchan Bay
- Fitchie Bay
- Fulmar Bay
- Gibbon Bay
- Jessie Bay
- Macdougal Bay
- Marr Bay
- Marshall Bay
- Norway Bight
- Ommanney Bay (Coronation Island)
- Orwell Bight
- Palmer Bay
- Petter Bay
- Sandefjord Bay (Coronation Island)
- Scotia Bay
- Spence Harbor
- Wilton Bay
Signy Island
References
Also known as Balin Point, Balin Rocks, Berntsen Point, Billie Rocks, Cam Rock, Cemetery Bay, Drying Point, Elephant Flats, Factory Bluffs, Factory Cove, Knife Point, Marble Knolls, Mirounga Flats, Mooring Point, Pup Cove, Small Rock, Waterpipe Beach.