Cranton Bay | |
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Location | Ellsworth Land, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 74°10′S 102°10′W / 74.167°S 102.167°W |
Ocean/sea sources | Amundsen Sea |
Cranton Bay (74°10′S 102°10′W / 74.167°S 102.167°W) is a bay about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the Canisteo Peninsula, Antarctica, at the eastern end of the Amundsen Sea. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the Backer Islands and an ice shelf which separates this bay from Pine Island Bay.[1]