Telefon Bay is a small bay on the north-west coast ofPort Foster,Deception Island, in theSouth Shetland Islands ofAntarctica. It is surmounted byTelefon Ridge. The name appears on the chart of theFrench Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10.
The name derives from the shipSS Telefon, which was repaired here.[1]
The bay forms part of anAntarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Telefon Bay".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.
62°56′S60°40′W / 62.933°S 60.667°W /-62.933; -60.667
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