This page presents the geographical name data for
West 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):
West Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16435
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
53° 02' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
073° 21' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-53.0333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
73.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
A small bay on the west coast of Heard Island, indenting the south side of the base of Laurens Peninsula 0.5 mi west of Atlas Cove. The name, which is descriptive of the position of the bay, may have been applied by American sealers at Heard Island in the period following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. It appears on a chart by the British Challenger expedition which visited the island in 1874 and utilized many names then in use.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
West 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
West Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
West Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.