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Crane Cove: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Crane Cove in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Crane Cove

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3268

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 110° 31' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 110.5166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1958

Description (see definition): Shallow cove 0.1 mi in extent, entered from the W between the N side of Bailey Peninsula and an unnamed island northward, on Budd Coast. Numerous low rocks almost join Bailey Peninsula and the unnamed island, forming the head of the cove and separating it from a similar cove just eastward. First charted in February 1957 by a party from USS Glacier. The name was suggested by Lieutenant Robert C. Newcomb, U.S. Navy (USN), navigator of the Glacier, after Electronics Technician 3d Class Robert I. Crane, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of the survey party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Crane Cove 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 Crane Cove information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Crane Cove should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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