This page presents the geographical name data for
Stancomb Cove 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):
Stancomb Cove
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14461
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 56' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
060° 41' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.9333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.6833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A cove NE of Laguna Hill in the NW part of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The feature was formed as the result of volcanic eruptions on the island between December 1967 and August 1970. Surveyed from His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Endurance in January 1988 and named after the survey boat Stancomb-Wills used in the survey.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Stancomb Cove 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
Stancomb Cove information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Stancomb Cove should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.