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

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12643

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

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 41' 00" W

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

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.6833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Bay 1.5 mi wide, entered between Craigie Point and Nameless Point along the N coast of South Georgia. The name dates back to at least 1922 and is now well established. The right whale is a species of whale found in this area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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