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Marguerite Bay
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Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay
or
Margaret Bay
is an extensive
bay
on the west side of the
Antarctic Peninsula
, which is bounded on the north by
Adelaide Island
and on the south by
Wordie Ice Shelf
,
George VI Sound
and
Alexander Island
. The mainland coast on the Antarctic Peninsula is
Fallières Coast
. Islands within the bay include
Pourquoi Pas Island
,
Horseshoe Island
and
Lagotellerie Island
. Marguerite Bay was discovered in 1909 by the
French Antarctic Expedition
under
Dr.
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
, who named the bay for his wife.
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