Feature Name (see definition): Ronne Entrance

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12870

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 074° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Broad SW entrance of George VI Sound where it opens on Bellingshausen Sea at the SW side of Alexander Island. Discovered on a sledge journey through the sound in December 1940 by Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, and named Ronne Bay. Since 1940, the head of the bay has receded eastward into George VI Sound, altering the relationships on which the name was based. The name was therefore changed to Ronne Entrance, in keeping with the physical characteristics of the feature. Named after the Ronne family, of which the father, Martin Ronne, was a member of the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen, 1910-12, and the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30; the son, Finn Ronne (d.1980), was a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35, and the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Finn Ronne also served as leader of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and as military and scientific leader at Ellsworth Station during the IGY, 1957.

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