Skaidava Bay
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Skaidava Bay (Bulgarian: залив Скаидава, ‘Zaliv Skaidava’ \'za-liv ska-i-'da-va\) is the 10.5 km (6.5 mi) wide bay indenting for 3.2 km (2.0 mi) the north coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica 25 km (16 mi) west of the island's northeast extremity Cape Arauco. It is surmounted on the south by Mount Bayonne, the north extremity of Rouen Mountains. The vicinity was visited on 6 January 1988 by the geological survey party of Christo Pimpirev and Borislav Kamenov (First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition), and Philip Nell and Peter Marquis (British Antarctic Survey).
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The feature is named after the ancient Thracian settlement and Roman fortress of Skaidava in Northeastern Bulgaria.