Holme Bay

Holme Bay is a bay in Antarctica in Mac. Robertson Land, 22 miles (35 km) wide, containing many islands, indenting the coast 5 miles (8 km) north of the Framnes Mountains. Holme Bay is largely snow-free and was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February 1937, and named Holmevika because of its island-studded character (holme means "islet" in Norwegian) .[1]

The Rouse and Bay Islands

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holme Bay
  • Partial map of Holme Bay
  • "Map of the area. The Rouse Islands are displayed, but not named" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. (298 KiB)
  • "Another map. The Rouse Islands are displayed, but not named" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. (233 KiB)
  • "Map of the greater area" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. (2.92 MiB)
  • "Map displaying the area with Adélie Penguins colonies charted" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. (455 KiB)

67°35′S 62°42′E

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