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Baily Head is a prominent headland, 160 m high, forming the easternmost extremity of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Fumarole Bay is a bay on the southwest side of Port Foster in the interior of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Having a similar name in the same island is the Vapour Col.
References
- ↑ Vapour Col: Antarctica. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA. 2012. [2019-01-07].
- ↑ "Vapour Col". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Vapour Col".(content from the Geographic Names Information System )
Coordinates: 62°59′S60°44′W / 62.983°S 60.733°W
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