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Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
aratoga Table]], Forrestal Range, q.v. So named in 1979 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), at the suggestion of Arthur B. Ford, United States Geological Survey (USGS) geologist, from the dominant rock type of the Forrestal Range. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Gabbro Hills=== '''Gabbro Hills''' () is a group of rugged ridges and coasta
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
], 1,210 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) north-northwest of Mount Bellingshausen in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Gaberlein, Chief Construction Electrician, U.S. Navy, who winte
Acronym: NZARP	New Zealand Antarctic Research Program
ge]]=== '''Gadarene Ridge''' () is a ridge extending southward from Ship Cone in the Allan Hills of Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition (1964) who gave the name because of the swine-backed appearance of the feature in profile. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Gadsden Peaks=== '''G
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
s]] in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for H.V. Gage, a member of the crew of the Discovery during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31. Category:Geography of Antarctica
Acronym: FIDASE	Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
'''Gagge Point''' () is the southern extremity of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos obtained by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Adolph P. Gagge, American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold environm
Acronym: NZGSAE	New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
ineer Range]] and flowing east-northeast to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Bunker Bluff in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) 1962-63, for H.S. Gair, geologist and leader that season of the NZGSAE northern field party. Category:Glaciers of Antarctica ===Gair Mesa=== '''Gair Mesa''' () is the sout
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
===Galan Ridge=== '''Galan Ridge''' () is a prominent ridge which forms the northeast rampart of the Dana Mountains in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Michael P. Galan, a member of the McMurdo Station winter party in
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
and ice, standing eastward of Mount Harding and Wilson Ridge in the Grove Mountains. Mapped from air photos, 1956-60, by ANAPL. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for d'A.T. Gale, officer in charge of the Antarctic Mapping Branch, Australian Division of National Mapping, who has contributed substantially to Antarctic mapping. [[Categor
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
in the Anare Mountains, Victoria Land. It stands at the south side of the confluence of Ludvig Glacier and Kirkby Glacier. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Commander d'A.T. Gale, formerly of the RAN, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (Thala Dan) cruise that explored this coast, 1962
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
tern Alexander Island. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with Jupiter Glacier after Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Italian astronomer who discovered the four
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
d nunatak about 35 nautical miles (60 km) northwest of Mount Coman, surmounting the interior ice plateau near the base of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William L. Galkin, meteorologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.
Acronym: ASA	Antarctic Support Associates
[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, who served four austral summers at McMurdo Station, 1991-92 through 1994-95. Upon Navy retirement, Gallagher joined Antarctic Support Associates (ASA) as Housing Coordinator at McMurdo Station, 1995-96 and 1996-97. He became ill during the winter-over period and died at McMurdo Station, May 1, 1997. [[Category:Geography of Ant
Acronym: NZGSAE	New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
eyberg Mountains]], Victoria Land. Named for association with Lord Freyberg and Freyberg Mountains by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Gallows Point=== '''Gallows Point''' () is the northernmost of two low, parallel points which mark the extremity of [[Gamma Islan
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
k''' () is a peak, 1,840 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Mount Kaschak in southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Francis M. Gambacorta, captain of the USS Wyandot that transported the
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of Coronet Peak, at the junction of the Leap Year and Black Glaciers, in the Bowers Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g) J.C. Gambone, Operations Administrative Asst. on the sta
Acronym: RARE	Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
outcrops, located between the north end of LeMay Range and Lully Foothills in Alexander Island. The feature was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named in 1977 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC
Acronym: BAS	British Antarctic Survey
f Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named in 1977 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Anthony E. Gannon, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) meteorological observer, Halley Station, 1970-72, general assistant, Grytviken, 1972, and builder, Stonington Island, 1973-75, who participated in a plane-table survey of north Alexander Isla
Acronym: USARP	United States Antarctic Research Program
ter enters Liv Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Leopoldo Garcia, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at South Pole Station, winter 1965. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Cape Garcia=== '''Cape Garcia''' () is a cape at the north side of the entrance to [[
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
er of nunataks close west of Mount Brecher, lying at the north flank of Quonset Glacier in the Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Carl J. Garczynski, meteorologist, Byrd Station winter party, 1961.
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
'''Gardiner Glacier''' () is a glacier at the south side of Quartz Hills, flowing east from Watson Escarpment into Reedy Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard D. Gardiner, construction electrician at Byrd Station in 1962.
Acronym: RARE	Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
'Gardner Inlet''' () is a large, ice-filled inlet at the southwest side of Bowman Peninsula, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Irvine C. Gardner, physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, and member of the American Antarctic Assn., Inc., the organization set up to make
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
nunatak]] rising to about 1,670 m, 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) west-southwest of Tollefson Nunatak in the Yee Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-1968, and from Landsat imagery taken 1973-74. Named in 1987 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Robert N. Gardner
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
utical miles (11 km) long, flowing between Peden Cliffs and Cox Point to the east side of Hull Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald E. Garfield, who participated in deep core drilling activities at [[Byr
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
South Orkney Islands]]. It forms the south end of a line of rock and ice cliffs which separate McLeod Glacier from Orwell Glacier. So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the abundance of garnets found there. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Garnet Point=== '''Garnet Point''' () is a rocky coastal
Acronym: NZGSAE	New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
ame "Garrard Glacier" to the feature which had been named Bingley Glacier by Shackleton in 1908. The area was surveyed by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62), who retained Bingley Glacier on the basis of priority and reapplied the name Garrard Glacier to this previously unnamed feature. Named for Apsley Cherry-Garrard, zoologist with Britis
Acronym: FIDASE	Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
er, 1828-31. More accurately mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1959 from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1955-57. Category:Geography of Antarctica|Garry, Cape ===Garwood Glacier=== '''Garwood Glacier''' () is a glacier occupying the northwest part of Garwood Valley, in [
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
orth wall of Sheehan Glacier, situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Hager in Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gary F. Martin, U.S. Navy, machinery repairman at the South Pole Station
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
'''Cape Gates''' () is an ice-covered cape which marks the northwest extremity of Carney Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas S. Gates, Under Secretary of the Nav
Acronym: USARP	United States Antarctic Research Program
Rampart]] to enter the south side of McGregor Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harold C. Gatlin, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at the South Pole Station, winter 1964. Category:Glaciers of Antarctica ===Gatlin Peak=== '''Gatlin Peak''' () is a prominent but somewhat detached snow-cove
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
f Bowling Green Plateau in Brown Hills, Cook Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Karl W. Gatson of United States Geological Survey (USGS), topographic engineer on joint 1975-76 USGS-BAS project to establish control points for Landsat mosaics of Palmer Land; also to establish geodetically tied independent survey nets in the [[Ellswo
Acronym: BGLE	British Graham Land Expedition
''Gaunt Rocks''' () is a small group of rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Barros Rocks, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Roughly charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, and more accurately positioned by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. The name, given by the [[Uni
Acronym: NZGB	New Zealand Geographic Board
on the north side of Datum Peak, descending west from the southwest extremity of Hobbs Ridge into Blue Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1993 after German mathematician and astronomer Karl Friedrich Gauss. Category:Glaciers of Antarctica ===Mount Gauss=== '''Mount Gauss''' () is the northernmost peak
Acronym: FIDASE	Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
(1960-61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Christopher B. Gavin-Robinson, pilot of Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Gaviotin Rock=== '''Gaviotin Rock''' () is a rock lying in Larsen Channel, about 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) north of the c
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
) is a nunatak on the east side of Wells Saddle between Mount Berlin and Mount Moulton in the Flood Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Steven P. Gawne, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
00 m, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northeast of Schmutzler Nunatak in the southeast end of the Grossman Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after Chauncey L. Gaylord, USGS car
Acronym: BGLE	British Graham Land Expedition
(6 km) north-northwest of Grim Rock and 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of Cape Tuxen, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, and named "Gedges Reef" after The Gedges, a dangerous reef off the mouth of the Helford River in Cornwall, England. In 1971, [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Co
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
nt Geier''' () is the dominant, largely snow-covered peak in the north part of Schirmacher Massif, near the east coast of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick J. Geier, topographic engineer with the USGS geological and mapping party to Lassiter Coast, 1969-70.
Acronym: USARP	United States Antarctic Research Program
mmons]] in the Independence Hills, Heritage Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert H. Geissel, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist/seismologist at Plateau Station in 1966. Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Geissel, Mount ===Gemel Peaks=== '''Gemel Peaks''' () is a two peaks 1.3 nautical mi
Acronym: RARE	Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
ilippi Rise]], on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Named by the FIDS after the constellation Gemini, which contains the twin stars Castor and Pollux. Category:Mountains of Antarctica ===Gemini Nunataks=== '''Gemini N
Acronym: BAS	British Antarctic Survey
ome]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Stephenson Bastion, in the Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U. south Navy, 1967, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Graham K. ("Genghis") Wright, BAS general assistant at Halley Station, 1968-71, who too
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
north side of Bailey Peninsula, Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Geoffrey D.P. Smith, Senior Technical Officer (buildings) with the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, a member of the team that planned and supervised the construction of nearby [[Casey S
Acronym: NZGB	New Zealand Geographic Board
o the west of Ellipsoid Hill, into Blue Glacier, Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from geoid, the particular equipotential surface which coincides with mean sea level. Category:Glaciers of Antarctica ===Geologie Archipelago=== '''Geologie Archipelag
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
part of Anare Mountains. It rises east of Mount Burch and flows northwest past Mount Kelly to Lillie Glacier Tongue on the coast. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert Y. George, zoologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. [[Categ
Acronym: BGLE	British Graham Land Expedition
om about 15 nautical miles (28 km) to more than 40 nautical miles (70 km) wide. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth who flew over it in 1935. Explored by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936-37 and by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. Named by Rymill, leader of BGLE, for George VI, King of England. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===[
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
rs]], the owners of his vessel. As Biscoe's feature could not be identified among the many peaks in the area, the name was applied to this feature by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) in 1962. Category:Mountains of Antarctica|George, Mount ===Georges Point=== '''Georges Point''' () is the north tip of Ronge Island, lying west of Arctowski Peninsula
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
the south. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948-50. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because it lies on George VI Sound. Category:Geography of Antarctica ===Gerard Bluffs=== '''
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
named "Pointe de Gerlache" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, under Charcot, for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache. As a result of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveys in 1956-58, this island is considered to be the feature named by Charcot; there is no prominent point in this vicinity which would be visible from seaward. == See also == * [[List of a
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
rvaize Rocks''' () is a group of rocks about 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northeast of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Charles Gervaize, French naval officer on the Astrolabe during her Antarctic voyage (1837-40). [[Cate
Acronym: USAS	United States Antarctic Service
hree Slice Nunatak]] at the east end of Joerg Peninsula, Bowman Coast. The feature was explored from the ground and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-48. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (U
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
ed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-48. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for Commander Robert T. Getman, USCG, Executive Officer, USCGC Southwind, U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze,
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
rtion eastward of Siple Island was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The entire feature was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy air phots. of 1962-65. Named by the USAS (1939-41) for George F. Getz of Chicago, who helped furnish the seaplane for the expedition. [[Category:Geography of Antarctic
Acronym: USGS	United States Geological Survey
untains]] of the Queen Maud Mountains, standing at the north side of Cappellari Glacier at the point where it enters Amundsen Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for T.W. Gevers of the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), geologist at [[
Acronym: VUWAE	Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
f Commonwealth Glacier, 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Mount Falconer, lower Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. The Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1965-66, called this feature "Smith Ridge," presumably after I. Smith, a member of the VUWAE field party, but that toponym is already in use for other features. It is therefore re
Acronym: USARP	United States Antarctic Research Program
ed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Albert P. Giannini, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station, 1973. Category:Mountains of Antarctica ===Giants Cirque=== '''Giants Cirque''' () is a large cirque on the west side of Tyndall Mountains
Acronym: ANCA	Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
y Norwegian cartographers from air phots taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Bryggeholmen (the wharf island). Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for L.F. Gibbney, officer in charge at Heard Island station in 1952. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands Category:Islands of Antarctica ===[[
Acronym: USAS	United States Antarctic Service
etween Mercator Ice Piedmont and Neny Fjord on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula. Gibbs Glacier was photographed from the air and first mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Peter M. Gibbs of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies
Acronym: FIDS	Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Peter M. Gibbs of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), surveyor at Horseshoe Island, 1957, and leader at Stonington Island, 1958, who was responsible (with P. Forster) for the first ground survey of the glacier. [[Category:Glaciers
Acronym: NZGSAE	New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
'''Gibraltar Peak''' () is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of Lavallee Peak, in West Quartzite Range. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1967-68, because it is shaped like the famous rock of the same name. Category:Mountains of Antarctica ===Gibson Bay=== '''Gibson Bay''' () is a small bay on the south sid