Waddington Bay

Waddington Bay
Kayaking in the bay
Waddington Bay
Location	Kyiv Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica
Coordinates	65°16′S 64°5′W
Type	Bay
Etymology	named for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen
Max. length	2 nautical miles (3.7 km)
Max. width	1 nautical mile (1.9 km)

Waddington Bay is an Antarctic bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, in a NW-SE direction, and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, indenting the west coast of Kyiv Peninsula, Graham Land, immediately north of Cape Tuxen. This bay is partially defined on the charts of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. It was more fully delineated by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen.

A gentoo penguin colony was discovered at the southern headland of Waddington Bay in January 2014 by a group of kayakers.

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Waddington Bay within Antarctica

See also

• Waddington Bay (British Columbia)
• Waddington (disambiguation)

Gallery

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  Kayaker watches seal in Waddington Bay
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  Kayaker in Waddington Bay
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  Kayakers in Waddington Bay
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  Kayaking in Waddington Bay
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  Gentoo penguin colony at southern headland of Waddington Bay

External links

• SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Waddington Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.