Cemetery Bay

Cemetery Bay (60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617Coordinates: 60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617) is a shallow southwest arm of Borge Bay, lying immediately below Orwell Glacier along the east coast of Signy Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with the whalers' graves on the east side of the feature.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cemetery Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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