Firth of Tay (Antarctica)

Firth of Tay (63°22′S 55°45′W) is a sound or firth, 12 miles (19 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, extending in a northwest–southeast direction between the northeast side of Dundee Island and the east portion of Joinville Island. It merges to the northwest with Active Sound with which it completes the separation of Dundee and Joinville Islands. It was discovered in 1892–93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition and named by him after the Firth of Tay of Scotland.[1]

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  1. "Tay, Firth of". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

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