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Curtiss Bay

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35: 173: 42: 628: 632: 493:. A peak 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Curtiss Bay, rising above the west end of Wright Ice Piedmon. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for 451:. A peak at the southeast side of Curtiss Bay, about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Cape Andreas. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for 413:. A point at the south side of Curtiss Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC in association with Curtiss Bay. 363:. An island lying in the entrance of Curtiss Bay, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Cape Andreas. Mapped from air photos taken by 636: 67: 224:(useless bay) appearing on a 1957 Argentine chart is considered misleading; the bay has been used as an anchorage. The bay was renamed by the 34: 368: 225: 115: 670: 375:, English pioneer aircraft designer and aviator since 1908; founder of A.V. Roe and Co., Ltd. (later SaundersRoe Ltd.). 322: 452: 465: 423: 385: 335: 293: 245: 498: 675: 643: 364: 205: 185: 272: 372: 267: 152:) is a bay about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, indenting the west coast of 201: 193: 262: 494: 209: 189: 664: 325:(SwedAE; 1901-04) and named for Karl Andreas Andersson, zoologist of the expedition. 229: 197: 157: 321:. A cape marking the east side of the entrance to Curtiss Bay. Discovered by the 609: 455:, English inventor of ailerons for lateral control of aircraft, in {{convert|1868. 501:, designer of the first satisfactory powered model airplane, in {{convert|1896. 181: 161: 153: 232:, an American aeronautical engineer who pioneered seaplanes from 1911 onward. 480: 467: 438: 425: 400: 387: 350: 337: 308: 295: 131: 117: 83: 69: 257: 172: 176:
Davis Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Curtiss Bay at the southwest end
171: 497:(1834-1906), American mathematician, one time Secretary of the 531: 515: 513: 617:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 283:Features of the bay, and nearby features, include: 59: 23: 60: 8: 204:defines the bay's western extremity. The 20: 16:Body of water in Graham Land, Antarctica 637:United States Board on Geographic Names 591: 579: 567: 555: 543: 519: 509: 645:Graham Land and South Shetland Islands 648:, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 7: 41: 635:from websites or documents of the 532:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 369:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 226:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 14: 611:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 631: This article incorporates 626: 40: 33: 608:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 323:Swedish Antarctic Expedition 273:GPX (secondary coordinates) 692: 453:Matthew Piers Watt Boulton 367:(1955-57). Named by the 268:GPX (primary coordinates) 243:Map all coordinates using 208:is to the southeast, and 28: 251:Download coordinates as: 184:on the west side of the 180:Curtiss Bay lies on the 160:and Cape Andreas on the 499:Smithsonian Institution 633:public domain material 177: 263:GPX (all coordinates) 228:(UK-APC) in 1960 for 175: 671:Bays of Graham Land 477: /  435: /  397: /  365:Hunting Aerosurveys 347: /  305: /  206:Wright Ice Piedmont 186:Antarctic Peninsula 127: /  79: /  373:Alliott Verdon Roe 178: 481:64.033°S 60.600°W 439:64.100°S 60.700°W 401:64.050°S 60.767°W 371:(UK-APC) for Sir 351:64.000°S 60.833°W 309:64.000°S 60.717°W 202:Chavdar Peninsula 132:64.033°S 60.783°W 107: 106: 84:64.033°S 60.783°W 683: 656: 655: 653: 630: 629: 625: 624: 622: 616: 595: 589: 583: 577: 571: 565: 559: 553: 547: 541: 535: 529: 523: 517: 492: 491: 489: 488: 487: 486:-64.033; -60.600 482: 478: 475: 474: 473: 470: 450: 449: 447: 446: 445: 444:-64.100; -60.700 440: 436: 433: 432: 431: 428: 412: 411: 409: 408: 407: 406:-64.050; -60.767 402: 398: 395: 394: 393: 390: 362: 361: 359: 358: 357: 356:-64.000; -60.833 352: 348: 345: 344: 343: 340: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 314:-64.000; -60.717 310: 306: 303: 302: 301: 298: 212:is to the east. 151: 150: 148: 147: 146: 144: 139: 138: 137:-64.033; -60.783 133: 128: 125: 124: 123: 120: 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 96: 91: 90: 89:-64.033; -60.783 85: 80: 77: 76: 75: 72: 62: 44: 43: 37: 21: 691: 690: 686: 685: 684: 682: 681: 680: 661: 660: 659: 651: 649: 642: 627: 620: 618: 614: 607: 603: 598: 590: 586: 578: 574: 566: 562: 554: 550: 542: 538: 530: 526: 518: 511: 507: 485: 483: 479: 476: 471: 468: 466: 464: 463: 461: 443: 441: 437: 434: 429: 426: 424: 422: 421: 419: 405: 403: 399: 396: 391: 388: 386: 384: 383: 381: 355: 353: 349: 346: 341: 338: 336: 334: 333: 331: 313: 311: 307: 304: 299: 296: 294: 292: 291: 289: 281: 280: 279: 278: 277: 238: 218: 170: 142: 140: 136: 134: 130: 129: 126: 121: 118: 116: 114: 113: 94: 92: 88: 86: 82: 81: 78: 73: 70: 68: 66: 65: 55: 54: 53: 52: 51: 50: 49: 45: 17: 12: 11: 5: 689: 687: 679: 678: 673: 663: 662: 658: 657: 640: 604: 602: 599: 597: 596: 594:, p. 416. 584: 572: 570:, p. 660. 560: 558:, p. 626. 548: 536: 524: 522:, p. 167. 508: 506: 503: 495:Samuel Langley 460: 457: 418: 415: 380: 379:Seaplane Point 377: 330: 327: 288: 285: 276: 275: 270: 265: 260: 254: 248: 241: 240: 239: 237: 234: 217: 214: 210:Lanchester Bay 194:Orléans Strait 190:Trinity Island 169: 166: 105: 104: 63: 57: 56: 47: 46: 39: 38: 32: 31: 30: 29: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 688: 677: 674: 672: 669: 668: 666: 647: 646: 641: 638: 634: 613: 612: 606: 605: 600: 593: 588: 585: 582:, p. 83. 581: 576: 573: 569: 564: 561: 557: 552: 549: 546:, p. 19. 545: 540: 537: 533: 528: 525: 521: 516: 514: 510: 504: 502: 500: 496: 490: 458: 456: 454: 448: 416: 414: 410: 378: 376: 374: 370: 366: 360: 328: 326: 324: 318: 286: 284: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 255: 253: 252: 247: 246:OpenStreetMap 244: 235: 233: 231: 230:Glenn Curtiss 227: 223: 215: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198:Cape Herschel 195: 191: 187: 183: 174: 167: 165: 163: 159: 158:Cape Sterneck 155: 149: 111: 101: 64: 58: 36: 27: 22: 19: 650:, retrieved 644: 619:, retrieved 610: 592:Alberts 1995 587: 580:Alberts 1995 575: 568:Alberts 1995 563: 556:Alberts 1995 551: 544:Alberts 1995 539: 527: 520:Alberts 1995 462: 459:Langley Peak 420: 417:Boulton Peak 382: 332: 290: 287:Cape Andreas 282: 250: 249: 242: 222:Bahia Inutil 221: 219: 179: 109: 108: 18: 676:Davis Coast 484: / 442: / 404: / 354: / 312: / 192:across the 188:. 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Curtiss Bay is located in Antarctica
64°2′S 60°47′W / 64.033°S 60.783°W / -64.033; -60.783 (Curtiss Bay)
64°2′S 60°47′W / 64.033°S 60.783°W / -64.033; -60.783 (Curtiss Bay)
Graham Land
Cape Sterneck
Davis Coast

Davis Coast
Antarctic Peninsula
Trinity Island
Orléans Strait
Cape Herschel
Chavdar Peninsula
Wright Ice Piedmont
Lanchester Bay
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Glenn Curtiss
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
64°00′S 60°43′W / 64.000°S 60.717°W / -64.000; -60.717
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
64°00′S 60°50′W / 64.000°S 60.833°W / -64.000; -60.833
Hunting Aerosurveys
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Alliott Verdon Roe
64°03′S 60°46′W / 64.050°S 60.767°W / -64.050; -60.767
64°06′S 60°42′W / 64.100°S 60.700°W / -64.100; -60.700

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