This page presents the geographical name data for
Square 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):
Square Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14430
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 51' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.85
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
Bay, roughly square in outline and 10 mi wide, indenting the W coast of Graham Land between Nicholl Head and Camp Point. Most of the entrance to the bay is occupied by Horseshoe Island, which limits access to a narrow southern strait opening onto Marguerite Bay and a narrower northwestern strait opening onto the mouth of Bourgeois Fjord. Mapped and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Square 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
Square Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Square Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.