Windless Bight
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Windless Bight is the prominent bight
indenting the south side of Ross Island
eastward of Hut Point Peninsula
. Named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson, of the British Antarctic Expedition
(1910–13), which encountered no wind in this area.
Bight (geography)
In geography, bight has two meanings. A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water....
indenting the south side of Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
eastward of Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow land mass from 2 to 3 miles wide and 15 miles long, projecting southwest from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island....
. Named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson, of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
(1910–13), which encountered no wind in this area.