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This page presents the geographical name data for
Tay, Firth of 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):
Tay, Firth of
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15017
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
63° 22' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
055° 45' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63.3666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-55.75
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Sound, 12 mi long and 6 mi wide, extending in a NW-SE direction between the NE side of Dundee Island and the E portion of Joinville Island. It merges to the NW with Active Sound with which it completes the separation of Dundee and Joinville Islands. Discovered in 1892-93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition and named by him after the Firth of Tay of Scotland.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Tay, Firth of 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
Tay, Firth of information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Tay, Firth of should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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