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Fitchie Bay

Coordinates: 60°45′S 44°29′W / 60.750°S 44.483°W / -60.750; -44.483
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Fitchie Bay (60°45′S 44°29′W / 60.750°S 44.483°W / -60.750; -44.483) is a bay lying between Cape Dundas and Cape Whitson on the south side of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for John Fitchie, second mate of the expedition ship Scotia.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Fitchie Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

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