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Feature Name (see definition): Silverfish Bay Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 18942 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 37' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 38' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.6166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.6333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 07/17/2007 Description (see definition): A roughly triangular body of water that lies within Terra Nova Bay along Scott Coast, Victoria Land. Its outline may be defined by a line that connects the tip of Campbell Glacier Tongue, Shield Nunatak, Oscar Point, and then returns to Campbell Glacier Tongue. So named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2006) because of an abundance of silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) eggs in the bay. Date Created (see definition): 08/14/2007 Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Silverfish Bay in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Silverfish Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Silverfish Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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