Hanusse Bay

{{Short description|Bay in Graham Land, Antarctica}} '''Hanusse Bay''' is a broad, V-shaped [[bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]], [[Antarctica]]. The bay is {{convert|20|nmi|km|disp=flip}} long and trends generally north–south. It is bordered by [[Cape Mascart]] on [[Anvers Island]], and Shmidt Point on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Loubet Coast]]. At its north entrance, Isacke Passage separates it from [[Liard Island]]. It is bounded to the south by a line from [[Landauer Point]], the north point of [[Hansen Island]] and Bagnold Point on Arrowsmith Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite scar|109199|Hanusse Bay|2020-05-11}}</ref>

The bay was discovered and first charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10]], under [[Jean-Baptiste Charcot]], and named by him for the director of the [[Hydrographic office#France|Hydrographic Service]] of the [[French Navy]] Ferdinand Isidore Hanusse (1848–1921).<ref name="gnis-HB">{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 6349| name = Hanusse Bay | access-date = 2012-05-22}}</ref> Isacke Passage was also charted Charcot's expedition. It was named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] for Captain [[Christopher J. Isacke]], [[Royal Navy]], commanding officer of [[HMS Endurance (1967)|HMS ''Endurance'']] in the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] area, 1972–74.<ref name=gnis-IP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 7367| name = Isacke Passage | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>

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[[Category:Bays of Graham Land]] [[Category:Landforms of Adelaide Island]] [[Category:Loubet Coast]]