Waddington Bay
Kayaking in the bay
Waddington Bay is located in Antarctica
Waddington Bay
Waddington Bay
LocationKyiv Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica
Coordinates65°16′S 64°5′W / 65.267°S 64.083°W / -65.267; -64.083
TypeBay
Etymologynamed for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen
Max. length2 nautical miles (3.7 km)
Max. width1 nautical mile (1.9 km)

Waddington Bay is an Antarctic bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, in a NW-SE direction, and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, indenting the west coast of Kyiv Peninsula, Graham Land, immediately north of Cape Tuxen. This bay is partially defined on the charts of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. It was more fully delineated by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for Senator Waddington, president of the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen.

A gentoo penguin colony was discovered at the southern headland of Waddington Bay in January 2014 by a group of kayakers.

Waddington Bay is located in Antarctica
Waddington Bay
Waddington Bay within Antarctica

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