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Feature Name (see definition): False Bay Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4749 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 43' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 22' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.7166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.3666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Bay 4 mi long, which lies between Barnard Point and Miers Bluff on the S side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Probably first entered and charted by Captain Nathaniel Palmer in November 1820; so named because of the possibility in thick weather of confusion between this feature and nearby South Bay (q.v.), where Johnson Dock was frequented by the early sealers. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding False 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 False Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about False Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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