Lützow-Holm Bay

- 68.46777777777836.744166666667Koordinaten: 68 ° 28 ' S, 36 ° 45 ' E

The Lützow -Holm Bay (English: Lützow -Holm Bay, Norwegian: Lützow -Holm - fjord ) is listed on the coast of Queen Maud Land ( East Antarctica ), this bay. It lies approximately between 30 ° and 45 ° E and 60 ° to 70 ° S and on the east by the Prince Olav Coast, bounded on the west by the Riiser -Larsen Peninsula.

The bay is above all known because James Cook ever arrived there on his voyage of discovery in 1773 became the first man in the waters of Antarctica. In this case, this also came across icebergs that he was allowed to melt and later used as drinking water.

The bay was named after the Norwegian pilots Finn Lützow -Holm. This was instrumental in the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1929-1930, the mapped region and explored.

Today, located at the eastern end of the bay, the Japanese research station Shōwa.

• Bay in Antarctica
• Bay ( Southern Ocean)