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

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8437

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 25' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 141° 45' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.4166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -141.75

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): An ice-filled bay, about 40 mi wide, indenting the coast of Marie Byrd Land just eastward of Groves Island. Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41). The bay takes its name from Land Glacier which descends into the bay.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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