Buls Bay
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Buls Bay is a bay
2 miles (3 km) wide, which indents the east side of Brabant Island
just north of D'Ursel Point
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named by him for Charles Buls
, a supporter of the expedition.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
2 miles (3 km) wide, which indents the east side of Brabant Island
Brabant Island
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at . Brabant Island is long in a north-south direction, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry...
just north of D'Ursel Point
D'Ursel Point
D'Ursel Point is a point which marks the south side of the entrance to Buls Bay on the southeast coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Count Hippolyte d'Ursel, a supporter of the expedition....
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named by him for Charles Buls
Charles Buls
Charles Buls or Karel Buls was a Belgian politician and former mayor of the City of Brussels.-Early life:...
, a supporter of the expedition.