Newcomb Bay

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bay

Newcomb Bay is a coastal embayment in Antarctica that serves as the harbor and access point for Australia’s Casey Research Station.

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Newcomb Bay canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
accessPointFor Casey Research Station
adjacentTo Casey Station wharf
chartedBy U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
countryClaim Australia
discoveredBy U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
linked to: Operation Highjump
discoveryExpedition Operation Highjump
discoveryYear 1947
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasClimate polar climate
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasNearbyIceFeature Newcomb Glacier
hasNearbyIsland Browning Peninsula
McMullin Island NERFINISHED
O'Brien Island
Reeve Island NERFINISHED
Shirokaya Island
hasNearbySettlement Casey Station
hasSeaIce seasonal sea ice
isImportantFor Australian Antarctic logistics
access to Windmill Islands research sites
locatedIn Antarctica
Wilkes Land
Windmill Islands
namedAfter Lieutenant William A. Newcomb
nameLanguage English
partOf Southern Ocean
region East Antarctica
servesAsHarborFor Casey Research Station
usedBy Australian Antarctic Program
usedFor cargo operations
personnel transfer
scientific logistics

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