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Röhss Bay

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Röhss Bay is a bay wide, between Cape Broms and Cape Obelisk on the southwest side of James Ross Island, Antarctica. [1]

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  1. 15 relations: Antarctic Peninsula, British Antarctic Survey, Col, Detroit Plateau, Graham Land, James Clark Ross, James Ross Island, Larsen Inlet, Mount Haddington, Otto Nordenskjöld, Prince Gustav Channel, Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Trinity Peninsula, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, Ulu Peninsula.

  2. Bays of James Ross Island

Antarctic Peninsula

The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.

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British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.

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Col

A col in geomorphology is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

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Detroit Plateau

The Detroit Plateau is a major interior plateau of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, with heights between.

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Graham Land

Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.

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James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edward Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843.

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James Ross Island

James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel.

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Larsen Inlet

Larsen Inlet is an inlet, formerly ice-filled, long in a north–south direction and wide, between Cape Longing and Cape Sobral along the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.

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Mount Haddington

Mount Haddington is a massive high shield volcano comprising much of James Ross Island in Graham Land, Antarctica.

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Otto Nordenskjöld

Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.

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Prince Gustav Channel

The Prince Gustav Channel is a strait about long and from wide, separating James Ross Island and Vega Island from the Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.

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Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.

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Trinity Peninsula

Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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Ulu Peninsula

Ulu Peninsula is that portion of James Ross Island northwest of the narrow neck of land between Rohss Bay and Croft Bay, extending from Cape Obelisk to Cape Lachman, in Antarctica.

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See also

Bays of James Ross Island

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Röhss_Bay

Also known as Cape Broms, Cape Obelisk, Flatcap Point, Molley Corner, Obelisk Col, Röhss Glacier, Sentinel Buttress.