Dallmann Bay
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Dallmann Bay is a bay
lying between Brabant Island
and Anvers Island
, connected to Gerlache Strait
by Schollaert Channel
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered and first roughly charted in 1874 by the German whaler Captain Eduard Dallmann
. Named for Dallmann by the Society for Polar Navigation, Hamburg, which sponsored Dallmann's Antarctic exploration. Later charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
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...
lying between 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...
and Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, connected to Gerlache Strait
Gerlache Strait
Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or Détroit de la Belgica is a channel/strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship...
by Schollaert Channel
Schollaert Channel
Schollaert Channel is a channel between Anvers Island on the southwest and Brabant Island on the northeast, connecting Dallmann Bay and Gerlache Strait, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named it for Francois Schollaert , Belgian...
, 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....
. Discovered and first roughly charted in 1874 by the German whaler Captain Eduard Dallmann
Eduard Dallmann
Eduard Dallmann was a German whaler, trader and Polar explorer....
. Named for Dallmann by the Society for Polar Navigation, Hamburg, which sponsored Dallmann's Antarctic exploration. Later charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.