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Feature Name (see definition): Palmer Bay Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11300 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 37' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 20' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.6166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.3333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Bay 1 mi wide, lying immediately W of Crown Head on the N coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in December 1821 in the course of a joint cruise by Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. Named for Captain Palmer. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Palmer 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 Palmer Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palmer Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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