Neupokoyev Bight is a bight 30 nautical miles (60 km) wide, indenting the ice shelf that fringes the coast of Queen Maud Land about 20 nautical miles (37 km) northeast of Tsiolkovskiy Island. The feature was photographed from the air by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 1958-59 and roughly mapped from these photos. It was also mapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named for Konstantin Neupokoev (1884—1924), a naval officer, hydrographer and explorer of the Russian Hydrographic Service in Soviet times who worked in northern polar areas in the 1920s.[2][3]
| Neupokoyev Bight | |
|---|---|
  Neupokoyev Bight Location in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 70°5′S 4°45′E / 70.083°S 4.750°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Southern Ocean |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
| Settlements | None[1] |
Named features
editSeveral small bay and other features along the Neupokoyev Bight have been named by various expeditions and survey groups.
Proshchaniya Bay and Pryamougol'naya Bay indent the southwest and southeast sides of Neupokoyev Bight, respectively. Both features were photographed from the air by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 1958-59 and roughly mapped from these photos. It was also mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961. The Soviet expedition named them "Bukhta Proshchaniya" ("farewell bay") and "Bukhta Pryamougol'naya" ("rectangle bay"), respectively.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Синюков, В. В. Александр Васильевич Колчак : Учёный и патриот : в 2 ч. / В. В. Синюков; отв. ред. А. П. Лисицын ; Ин-т истории естествознания и техники им. С. И. Вавилова РАН. — М.: Наука, 2009. — ISBN 978-5-02-035761-7 (ч. 2), С. 34
- ^ "Neupokoyev Bight". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "Proshchaniya Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "Pryamougol'naya Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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