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Isles, Bay of: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Isles, Bay of 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): Isles, Bay of

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7397

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 02' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.0333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Bay 9 mi wide and receding 3 mi, lying between Capes Buller and Wilson along the N coast of South Georgia. Discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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