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Lafond Bay

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33: 173: 40: 753: 702: 474:. 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 389:. 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. 757: 706: 526:, 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. 522:. 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 743: 564:. 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. 710: 65: 32: 232: 220: 776: 236: 335:. An ice-covered, bulb-shaped peninsula between Lafond Bay and Huon Bay on the north coast of Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by the 738: 123: 761: 428: 431:. Flowing northwards to enter Bransfield Strait at Lafond Bay. Named after the settlement of Sestrimo in Southern Bulgaria. 241: 336: 427:. The 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula east of 523: 340: 246: 536: 494: 446: 399: 361: 307: 262: 160:) is a bay, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) wide, which lies south of the Cockerell Peninsula, 209: 344: 197: 193: 733: 213: 717: 189: 289: 284: 205: 185: 161: 200:, from which it is separated by the Cockerell Peninsula and Cape Ducorps. It is southeast of 487: 201: 279: 770: 106: 684: 181: 172: 348: 551: 538: 509: 496: 461: 448: 414: 401: 376: 363: 322: 309: 139: 125: 81: 67: 274: 176:
Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Lafond Bay towards northeast end
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(1995), 345:Christopher (Sydney) Cockerell 1: 188:, which forms the tip of the 231:The bay was surveyed by the 337:French Antarctic Expedition 290:GPX (secondary coordinates) 793: 485: 184:on the north coast of the 777:Bays of Trinity Peninsula 347:, British pioneer of the 339:, 1837-40, under Captain 285:GPX (primary coordinates) 260:Map all coordinates using 26: 268:Download coordinates as: 221:Copernix satellite image 212:is to the south and the 758:public domain material 707:public domain material 524:Jules Dumont d'Urville 341:Jules Dumont d'Urville 210:Louis Philippe Plateau 177: 631:Sestrimo Glacier SCAR 280:GPX (all coordinates) 216:is to the southeast. 175: 548: /  506: /  458: /  411: /  373: /  319: /  301:Cockerell Peninsula 227:Exporation and name 190:Antarctic Peninsula 135: /  77: /  734:"Sestrimo Glacier" 178: 552:63.367°S 58.450°W 510:63.367°S 58.267°W 462:63.267°S 58.133°W 415:63.500°S 58.133°W 377:63.383°S 58.150°W 323:63.400°S 58.133°W 214:Laclavère Plateau 206:Bransfield Strait 192:. It is east of 186:Trinity Peninsula 180:Lafond Bay is in 162:Trinity Peninsula 140:63.450°S 58.167°W 115: 114: 82:63.450°S 58.167°W 16:Bay in Antarctica 784: 755: 754: 746: 729: 728: 727: 704: 703: 699: 698: 697: 691: 670: 664: 658: 652: 646: 640: 634: 628: 622: 616: 610: 604: 598: 592: 586: 580: 563: 562: 560: 559: 558: 557:-63.367; -58.450 553: 549: 546: 545: 544: 541: 521: 520: 518: 517: 516: 515:-63.367; -58.267 511: 507: 504: 503: 502: 499: 488:Tupinier Islands 482:Tupinier Islands 473: 472: 470: 469: 468: 467:-63.267; -58.133 463: 459: 456: 455: 454: 451: 426: 425: 423: 422: 421: 420:-63.500; -58.133 416: 412: 409: 408: 407: 404: 393:Sestrimo Glacier 388: 387: 385: 384: 383: 382:-63.383; -58.150 378: 374: 371: 370: 369: 366: 334: 333: 331: 330: 329: 328:-63.400; -58.133 324: 320: 317: 316: 315: 312: 247:Antarctic voyage 202:Astrolabe Island 159: 158: 156: 155: 154: 152: 147: 146: 145:-63.450; -58.167 141: 136: 133: 132: 131: 128: 101: 100: 98: 97: 96: 94: 89: 88: 87:-63.450; -58.167 83: 78: 75: 74: 73: 70: 60: 42: 41: 35: 19: 792: 791: 787: 786: 785: 783: 782: 781: 767: 766: 752: 749: 732: 725: 723: 716: 701: 695: 693: 689: 682: 678: 673: 665: 661: 653: 649: 641: 637: 629: 625: 617: 613: 605: 601: 593: 589: 581: 574: 570: 556: 554: 550: 547: 542: 539: 537: 535: 534: 532: 514: 512: 508: 505: 500: 497: 495: 493: 492: 490: 484: 466: 464: 460: 457: 452: 449: 447: 445: 444: 442: 437: 435:Nearby features 429:Mount D'Urville 419: 417: 413: 410: 405: 402: 400: 398: 397: 395: 381: 379: 375: 372: 367: 364: 362: 360: 359: 357: 327: 325: 321: 318: 313: 310: 308: 306: 305: 303: 298: 297: 296: 295: 294: 255: 229: 170: 150: 148: 144: 142: 138: 137: 134: 129: 126: 124: 122: 121: 92: 90: 86: 84: 80: 79: 76: 71: 68: 66: 64: 63: 53: 52: 51: 50: 49: 48: 47: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 790: 788: 780: 779: 769: 768: 748: 747: 730: 714: 679: 677: 674: 672: 671: 669:, p. 499. 659: 657:, p. 764. 647: 645:, p. 568. 635: 623: 621:, p. 202. 611: 609:, p. 143. 599: 587: 585:, p. 411. 571: 569: 566: 531: 528: 486:Main article: 483: 480: 441: 438: 436: 433: 394: 391: 356: 353: 302: 299: 293: 292: 287: 282: 277: 271: 265: 258: 257: 256: 254: 251: 228: 225: 224: 223: 169: 166: 164:, Antarctica. 113: 112: 109: 103: 102: 61: 55: 54: 45: 44: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 789: 778: 775: 774: 772: 765: 763: 759: 745: 741: 740: 735: 731: 721: 720: 715: 712: 708: 688: 687: 681: 680: 675: 668: 663: 660: 656: 651: 648: 644: 639: 636: 632: 627: 624: 620: 615: 612: 608: 603: 600: 596: 591: 588: 584: 579: 577: 573: 567: 565: 561: 529: 527: 525: 519: 489: 481: 479: 477: 471: 440:Peralta Rocks 439: 434: 432: 430: 424: 392: 390: 386: 354: 352: 350: 346: 342: 338: 332: 300: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 272: 270: 269: 264: 263:OpenStreetMap 261: 252: 250: 248: 244: 243: 238: 234: 226: 222: 219: 218: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 174: 167: 165: 163: 157: 119: 110: 108: 104: 99: 62: 56: 34: 25: 20: 750: 737: 724:, retrieved 718: 694:, retrieved 685: 667:Alberts 1995 662: 655:Alberts 1995 650: 643:Alberts 1995 638: 626: 619:Alberts 1995 614: 607:Alberts 1995 602: 590: 583:Alberts 1995 533: 530:Molina Rocks 491: 475: 443: 396: 358: 355:Cape Ducorps 304: 267: 266: 259: 240: 230: 196:and west of 179: 117: 116: 555: / 513: / 465: / 418: / 380: / 326: / 249:(1837–40). 245:during her 182:Graham Land 143: / 85: / 59:Coordinates 726:2024-05-03 696:2023-12-03 568:References 349:hovercraft 151:Lafond Bay 149: ( 118:Lafond Bay 93:Lafond Bay 91: ( 46:Lafond Bay 22:Lafond Bay 242:Astrolabe 204:, in the 771:Category 253:Features 198:Huon Bay 194:Bone Bay 168:Location 676:Sources 543:58°27′W 540:63°22′S 501:58°16′W 498:63°22′S 476:Lientur 453:58°08′W 450:63°16′S 406:58°08′W 403:63°30′S 368:58°09′W 365:63°23′S 314:58°08′W 311:63°24′S 130:58°10′W 127:63°27′S 72:58°10′W 69:63°27′S 208:. 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Lafond Bay is located in Antarctica
63°27′S 58°10′W / 63.450°S 58.167°W / -63.450; -58.167 (Lafond Bay)
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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
hovercraft

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