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This page presents the geographical name data for
Possession 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):
Possession Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11982
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 06' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
037° 07' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.1
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-37.1166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Bay 2 mi wide which recedes SW for 5 mi, entered SE of Black Head on the N coast of South Georgia. Discovered and named by a British expedition under Cook in 1775. Cook made the first known landing on South Georgia in this vicinity.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Possession 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
Possession Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Possession Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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