| Lewis Bay | |
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  Lewis Bay | |
| Location | Ross Island,Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°20′S167°31′E / 77.333°S 167.517°E /-77.333; 167.517 (Lewis Bay) |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
Lewis Bay is abay indenting the north coast ofRoss Island,Antarctica, betweenMount Bird and Cape Tennyson.[1]
The bay was charted by theBritish National Antarctic Expedition underRobert Falcon Scott, 1901–04. It was named by theAdvisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for CaptainPrice Lewis, commanding officer of theUSS Staten Island (AGB-5) during theUS Navy'sOperation Deep Freeze in 1959, and who in 1963 and 1964 was assistant chief of staff and ship group commander of the United States Naval Support Force in Antarctica.[2]
On 28 November 1979 an Air New Zealand aircraft carrying 257 people on a sightseeing flight to Antarcticacrashed on the side ofMount Erebus, killing everyone aboard and scattering bodies and aircraft debris on the slopes above the bay. Not all the bodies were subsequently recovered.[3]
An area above Lewis Bay, on the lower slopes of Mount Erebus and extending to the coast, is protected asAntarctic Specially Protected Area No.156 because it has been declared a tomb in order to ensure that the area be left in peace. The declaration was made as a mark of respect and sympathy with the relatives of those who died in the 1979 crash, and with the Government and people of New Zealand, in remembrance and in order to protect the site's emotional values.[3]
Astainless steel cross was erected in January 1987 on a rocky promontory 3 km from the 1979 crash site as a mark of respect and in remembrance of those who died. The cross has been designated aHistoric Site or Monument (HSM 73), following a proposal by New Zealand to theAntarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[4]
77°22′S168°18′E / 77.367°S 168.300°E /-77.367; 168.300. A rock cape on the north coast of Ross Island, about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southeast ofCape Bird. Discovered in February 1900 by theBritish Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900 underCarsten Borchgrevink, and named by him for English poetAlfred, Lord Tennyson.[5]
77°23′00″S168°04′00″E / 77.3833333°S 168.0666667°E /-77.3833333; 168.0666667. A rock point 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west-southwest of Cape Tennyson on the north side of Ross Island. In association with the names of expedition ships grouped on this island, named after United States Naval Ship (United States NavyS) Wyandot, a transport ship that carried supplies to this area in at least 13 seasons, 1955-56 to 1971-72.[6]
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