Feature Name (see definition): Hound Bay

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7058

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 22' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 13' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.3666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.2166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Bay, which is 2.5 mi wide at its mouth and recedes 3 mi, entered between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop along the N coast of South Georgia. The names George Bay and Hundebugten have appeared on charts for this feature. The South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, reported that this bay is better known to whalers and sealers as Bikjebugten (the word Bikje implying any low type canine). The name Hound Bay, proposed by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) is an English form of this name.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data