Ranvika
Ranvika is a cove on the east coast of Peter I Island, in the Bellingshausen Sea off the coast of the Antarctic.
The island was discovered in 1927 by a Norwegian expedition on the SS Odd I commanded by . The bay may be named after Ranvik, a bay in Norway, the site of the estate of Lars Christensen, sponsor of the expedition.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Ranvika". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Coordinates: 68°44′S 90°30′W / 68.733°S 90.500°W
Categories:
- Coves of Antarctica
- Bodies of water of Ellsworth Land
- Peter I Island
- Ellsworth Land geography stubs