Brekilen Bay

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Brekilen Bay (

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70°8′S 25°48′E / 70.133°S 25.800°E / -70.133; 25.800Coordinates: 70°8′S 25°48′E / 70.133°S 25.800°E / -70.133; 25.800) is an indentation in the ice shelf about 10 nautical miles (20 km) southwest of Tangekilen Bay, along the coast of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Brekilen" (the "glacier bay").[1]

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  1. ^ "Brekilen Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Brekilen Bay". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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