Lanusse Bay
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Lanusse Bay is a bay
between Driencourt Point
and Minot Point
on the west side of Brabant Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
. Named "Bahia Lanusse" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1979, presumably after Teniente de Navio Alejandro Lanusse, Argentine Navy
, the first Argentine aircraft pilot to fly in the Antarctic; he was killed in a flying accident at Buenos Aires
, about 1943.
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...
between Driencourt Point
Driencourt Point
Driencourt Point is a point 6 nautical miles southeast of Claude Point on the west side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot after Joseph F.L. Driencourt, a French engineer who advised on the hydrographic...
and Minot Point
Minot Point
Minot Point is a rock point midway along the west coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The point lies 3 nautical miles west of the summit of Mount Parry. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ...
on the west 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...
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....
. Named "Bahia Lanusse" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1979, presumably after Teniente de Navio Alejandro Lanusse, Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
, the first Argentine aircraft pilot to fly in the Antarctic; he was killed in a flying accident at Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, about 1943.