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Admiralty Bay (62°10′ S 058°25′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=62_10_S_058_25_W_)) is an irregular bay, 8 km wide at its entrance between Demay Point and Martins Head, indenting the southern coast of King George Island for 16 km in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on a map of 1822 by Captain George Powell, a British sealer, and is now established in international usage. King George Island is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, situated at 62° 23 South, 58° 67 West, 120 kilometers off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. ... The South Shetland Islands are a chain of islands in the Southern Ocean about 120 kilometers off the coast of Antarctica. ...


The Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is situated on the bay. The Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station (Polska Stacja Antarktyczna im. ...


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Glacier Bay National Park Information Page (10562 words)
Glacier Bay became a National Monument on 25 Feb 1925, and was established as a national park and preserve on 02 Dec 1980.
The Glacier Bay watershed is a vast tract of land and water delimited to the east and north by the Chilkat and Takinsha Ranges, to the northwest by the high crest of the Fairweather Range, and to the west by the peaks and ridges forming the eastern margin of the Brady Glacier.
South of the spine, in the center of Admiralty, a strong geologic contract breaks the continuity of the mountain complex and a vast mid-island lowlands area embraces a myriad of lakes and streams across the island from west to east.
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