Buls Bay () is a
bay wide, which indents the east side of
Brabant Island just north of
D'Ursel Point, in the
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends from Tower Island in the north to Anvers ...
. It was discovered by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV ''Belgica'', it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the fir ...
under
Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.
Early years
Born in Hasselt in eastern Belgium as ...
, 1897–99, and named by him for
Charles Buls, a supporter of the expedition.
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Further reading
* International Symposium on Antarctic Earth,
Geological Evolution of Antarctica
', Sciences 5th : 1987 : Cambridge, England, P 516
External links
Buls Bay
on USGS
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website
Buls Bay
on AADC website
Buls Bay
on SCAR
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website
Buls Bay
Copernix satellite image
Buls Bay satellite image
Buls Bay updated weather forecast
References
Bays of the Palmer Archipelago
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