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Okuma Bay
Okuma
Bay
is
a bay
located at 77° 50' S 158° 20' W on the
Ross Ice Shelf
of
Antarctica
at its
juncture
with
Edward VII Peninsula
.
It was
discovered
by the
British National Antarctic Expedition
under
Robert Falcon Scott
in 1902. Named by the
Japanese Antarctic Expedition
led by
Lt
.
Nobu Shirase
after
Count
Shigenobu Okuma
, the
Premier
of
Japan
.