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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The bay was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–66. Harmon Bay was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after Commander Robert H. Harmon, Executive Officer on the USCGC ''Burton Island'' (WAGB-283) during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze in 1969. | The bay was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–66. Harmon Bay was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after Commander Robert H. Harmon, Executive Officer on the USCGC ''Burton Island'' (WAGB-283) during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze in 1969. | ||
==Protection by the government== | |||
On 8 August 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected part of the bay under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[Hamilton Ice Piedmont Conservation Area]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:11, 12 August 2025
Harmon Bay (74°15′S 110°52′W) is an embayment at the north end of the Bear Peninsula, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide, defined by the northeast shore of Moore Dome, the terminus of Park Glacier and the northwest end of the Gurnon Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The bay was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–66. Harmon Bay was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander Robert H. Harmon, Executive Officer on the USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283) during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze in 1969.
Protection by the government
On 8 August 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected part of the bay under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of Hamilton Ice Piedmont Conservation Area.