This page presents the geographical name data for
Tripp 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):
Tripp Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15557
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 44' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.7333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1948
Description
(see definition):
A bay along the coast of Victoria Land formed by a recession in the ice between the Oates Piedmont Glacier and Evans Piedmont Glacier. The bay was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1907-09. The name appears to have been first used by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1910-13) and derives from Tripp Island which lies within the bay.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Tripp 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
Tripp Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Tripp Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.