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

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 943

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

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 39' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.65

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): Small, rock-strewn cove bounded by Bluff Point and Craigie Point, in the E part of Right Whale Bay, South Georgia. The name Scott Bay, of unknown origin, appears for the feature on a chart based upon a 1930 survey by DI personnel. Named Barber Cove by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963, for Leading Seaman John M. Barber of His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Owen, which surveyed the area in 1961.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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