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Lafond Bay

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44: 184: 51: 764: 713: 485:. A group of about eight small rocks covering an area 4 by 2 nautical miles (7.4 by 3.7 km; 4.6 by 2.3 mi), lying 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) N of Cape Ducorps. Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1949-50, for Lt. Roberto Peralta Bell, second-in-command of the oil tanker 400:. A point marking the north end of Cockerell Peninsula on the north coast of Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Louis Ducorps, a member of the expedition. 768: 717: 537:, 1837-40, and named after the Baron Tupinier (1779-1850), an official of the French Navy Dept. who was instrumental in obtaining government support for the expedition. The islands were recharted by the FIDS, 1946. 533:. Group of pyramid-shaped islands lying off the north coast of Trinity Peninsula, about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of Cape Ducorps. Discovered by the French expedition under Captain 754: 575:. A small group of rocks 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Tupinier Islands. The name appears on a Chilean government chart of 1951. 721: 76: 43: 243: 231: 787: 247: 346:. An ice-covered, bulb-shaped peninsula between Lafond Bay and Huon Bay on the north coast of Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by the 749: 134: 772: 439: 442:. Flowing northwards to enter Bransfield Strait at Lafond Bay. Named after the settlement of Sestrimo in Southern Bulgaria. 252: 347: 438:. The 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula east of 534: 351: 257: 547: 505: 457: 410: 372: 318: 273: 171:) is a bay, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) wide, which lies south of the Cockerell Peninsula, 220: 355: 208: 204: 744: 224: 728: 200: 300: 295: 216: 196: 172: 211:, from which it is separated by the Cockerell Peninsula and Cape Ducorps. It is southeast of 498: 212: 290: 781: 117: 695: 17: 192: 183: 359: 562: 549: 520: 507: 472: 459: 425: 412: 387: 374: 333: 320: 150: 136: 92: 78: 285: 187:
Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Lafond Bay towards northeast end
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(1995), 356:Christopher (Sydney) Cockerell 1: 199:, which forms the tip of the 242:The bay was surveyed by the 348:French Antarctic Expedition 301:GPX (secondary coordinates) 804: 496: 195:on the north coast of the 788:Bays of Trinity Peninsula 358:, British pioneer of the 350:, 1837-40, under Captain 296:GPX (primary coordinates) 271:Map all coordinates using 37: 279:Download coordinates as: 232:Copernix satellite image 223:is to the south and the 769:public domain material 718:public domain material 535:Jules Dumont d'Urville 352:Jules Dumont d'Urville 221:Louis Philippe Plateau 188: 642:Sestrimo Glacier SCAR 291:GPX (all coordinates) 227:is to the southeast. 186: 559: /  517: /  469: /  422: /  384: /  330: /  312:Cockerell Peninsula 238:Exporation and name 201:Antarctic Peninsula 146: /  88: /  18:Cockerell Peninsula 745:"Sestrimo Glacier" 189: 563:63.367°S 58.450°W 521:63.367°S 58.267°W 473:63.267°S 58.133°W 426:63.500°S 58.133°W 388:63.383°S 58.150°W 334:63.400°S 58.133°W 225:Laclavère Plateau 217:Bransfield Strait 203:. It is east of 197:Trinity Peninsula 191:Lafond Bay is in 173:Trinity Peninsula 151:63.450°S 58.167°W 126: 125: 93:63.450°S 58.167°W 27:Bay in Antarctica 16:(Redirected from 795: 766: 765: 757: 740: 739: 738: 715: 714: 710: 709: 708: 702: 681: 675: 669: 663: 657: 651: 645: 639: 633: 627: 621: 615: 609: 603: 597: 591: 574: 573: 571: 570: 569: 568:-63.367; -58.450 564: 560: 557: 556: 555: 552: 532: 531: 529: 528: 527: 526:-63.367; -58.267 522: 518: 515: 514: 513: 510: 499:Tupinier Islands 493:Tupinier Islands 484: 483: 481: 480: 479: 478:-63.267; -58.133 474: 470: 467: 466: 465: 462: 437: 436: 434: 433: 432: 431:-63.500; -58.133 427: 423: 420: 419: 418: 415: 404:Sestrimo Glacier 399: 398: 396: 395: 394: 393:-63.383; -58.150 389: 385: 382: 381: 380: 377: 345: 344: 342: 341: 340: 339:-63.400; -58.133 335: 331: 328: 327: 326: 323: 258:Antarctic voyage 213:Astrolabe Island 170: 169: 167: 166: 165: 163: 158: 157: 156:-63.450; -58.167 152: 147: 144: 143: 142: 139: 112: 111: 109: 108: 107: 105: 100: 99: 98:-63.450; -58.167 94: 89: 86: 85: 84: 81: 71: 53: 52: 46: 30: 21: 803: 802: 798: 797: 796: 794: 793: 792: 778: 777: 763: 760: 743: 736: 734: 727: 712: 706: 704: 700: 693: 689: 684: 676: 672: 664: 660: 652: 648: 640: 636: 628: 624: 616: 612: 604: 600: 592: 585: 581: 567: 565: 561: 558: 553: 550: 548: 546: 545: 543: 525: 523: 519: 516: 511: 508: 506: 504: 503: 501: 495: 477: 475: 471: 468: 463: 460: 458: 456: 455: 453: 448: 446:Nearby features 440:Mount D'Urville 430: 428: 424: 421: 416: 413: 411: 409: 408: 406: 392: 390: 386: 383: 378: 375: 373: 371: 370: 368: 338: 336: 332: 329: 324: 321: 319: 317: 316: 314: 309: 308: 307: 306: 305: 266: 240: 181: 161: 159: 155: 153: 149: 148: 145: 140: 137: 135: 133: 132: 103: 101: 97: 95: 91: 90: 87: 82: 79: 77: 75: 74: 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 54: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 801: 799: 791: 790: 780: 779: 759: 758: 741: 725: 690: 688: 685: 683: 682: 680:, p. 499. 670: 668:, p. 764. 658: 656:, p. 568. 646: 634: 632:, p. 202. 622: 620:, p. 143. 610: 598: 596:, p. 411. 582: 580: 577: 542: 539: 497:Main article: 494: 491: 452: 449: 447: 444: 405: 402: 367: 364: 313: 310: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 282: 276: 269: 268: 267: 265: 262: 239: 236: 235: 234: 180: 177: 175:, Antarctica. 124: 123: 120: 114: 113: 72: 66: 65: 56: 55: 48: 47: 41: 40: 39: 38: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 800: 789: 786: 785: 783: 776: 774: 770: 756: 752: 751: 746: 742: 732: 731: 726: 723: 719: 699: 698: 692: 691: 686: 679: 674: 671: 667: 662: 659: 655: 650: 647: 643: 638: 635: 631: 626: 623: 619: 614: 611: 607: 602: 599: 595: 590: 588: 584: 578: 576: 572: 540: 538: 536: 530: 500: 492: 490: 488: 482: 451:Peralta Rocks 450: 445: 443: 441: 435: 403: 401: 397: 365: 363: 361: 357: 353: 349: 343: 311: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 283: 281: 280: 275: 274:OpenStreetMap 272: 263: 261: 259: 255: 254: 249: 245: 237: 233: 230: 229: 228: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 185: 178: 176: 174: 168: 130: 121: 119: 115: 110: 73: 67: 45: 36: 31: 19: 761: 748: 735:, retrieved 729: 705:, retrieved 696: 678:Alberts 1995 673: 666:Alberts 1995 661: 654:Alberts 1995 649: 637: 630:Alberts 1995 625: 618:Alberts 1995 613: 601: 594:Alberts 1995 544: 541:Molina Rocks 502: 486: 454: 407: 369: 366:Cape Ducorps 315: 278: 277: 270: 251: 241: 207:and west of 190: 128: 127: 566: / 524: / 476: / 429: / 391: / 337: / 260:(1837–40). 256:during her 193:Graham Land 154: / 96: / 70:Coordinates 737:2024-05-03 707:2023-12-03 579:References 360:hovercraft 162:Lafond Bay 160: ( 129:Lafond Bay 104:Lafond Bay 102: ( 57:Lafond Bay 33:Lafond Bay 253:Astrolabe 215:, in the 782:Category 264:Features 209:Huon Bay 205:Bone Bay 179:Location 687:Sources 554:58°27′W 551:63°22′S 512:58°16′W 509:63°22′S 487:Lientur 464:58°08′W 461:63°16′S 417:58°08′W 414:63°30′S 379:58°09′W 376:63°23′S 325:58°08′W 322:63°24′S 141:58°10′W 138:63°27′S 83:58°10′W 80:63°27′S 219:. 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Cockerell Peninsula
Lafond Bay is located in Antarctica
63°27′S 58°10′W / 63.450°S 58.167°W / -63.450; -58.167 (Lafond Bay)
Type
63°27′S 58°10′W / 63.450°S 58.167°W / -63.450; -58.167 (Lafond Bay)
Trinity Peninsula

Graham Land
Trinity Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
Bone Bay
Huon Bay
Astrolabe Island
Bransfield Strait
Louis Philippe Plateau
Laclavère Plateau
Copernix satellite image
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Astrolabe
Antarctic voyage
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
63°24′S 58°08′W / 63.400°S 58.133°W / -63.400; -58.133
French Antarctic Expedition
Jules Dumont d'Urville
Christopher (Sydney) Cockerell

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