Hurst_Bay Knowpia

Hurst Bay (63°57′S 57°28′W / 63.950°S 57.467°W / -63.950; -57.467) is a small bay on the east side of The Naze, James Ross Island, Antarctica. Following hydrographic work in the area from HMS Endurance, 1981–82, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Commander William E. Hurst, Royal Navy, the ship's navigating officer.^[1]^[2]

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^ "Hurst Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
^ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 355. Retrieved 2012-04-05.

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

[gnis-1] "Hurst Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

[gna-2] Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 355. Retrieved 2012-04-05.

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