This page presents the geographical name data for
William Scoresby 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):
William Scoresby Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16640
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 24' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
059° 34' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.4
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
59.5666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A coastal embayment at the W side of William Scoresby Archipelago, 5 mi long and 3.5 mi wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 meters. The practical limits of the bay are extended 4 mi northward from the coast by island groups located along its E and W margin. Discovered in February 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, for which the bay was named.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
William Scoresby 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
William Scoresby Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
William Scoresby Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.