Feature Name (see definition): Ryder Bay

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13097

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 34' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.5666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Bay 6 mi wide at its mouth and indenting 4 mi, lying 5 mi E of Mount Gaudry on the SE coast of Adelaide Island. The Leonie Islands lie across the mouth of this bay. Discovered and first surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, and in 1948 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The bay is named for Lisle C.D. Ryder, second mate on the Penola during the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data