Kerguelen Islands | Sept Îles | Young Filipinas of Marigondon, early 1800s. From ''Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux iles Philippines'' by Paul de la Gironière | Sept-Îles | Manila fishermen, early 1800s. Original caption: ''Pêcheurs de Manille''. From ''Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux iles Philippines'' by Paul de la Gironière | Îles Saint-Marcouf | Îles Maria | Îles du Salut | Greg Iles | Bridge of Binondoc in Manila, early 19th century. Original caption: ''Pont de Binondoc à Manille''. From ''Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux iles Philippines'' by Paul de la Gironière |
It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following geological work by the British Antarctic Survey, 1980–81, after Albert Bauer, French engineer and glaciologist who conducted research on glaciers in Iles Kerguelen, Adelie Coast, Greenland, and Iceland and was formerly with Expéditions Polaires Françaises.