Yule Bay is a bay indenting the coast of northern Victoria Land between Cape Hooker and Cape Dayman. An inner (western) portion of the bay is circumscribed by Bates Point and Ackroyd Point. Discovered by Captain James Clark Ross, 1841, who named it for Henry B. Yule, Second Master on the HMS Erebus.
Coordinates: 70°44′S 166°40′E / 70.733°S 166.667°E / -70.733; 166.667 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Yule Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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