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Feature Name (see definition): Griffin Cove Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 17459 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 28' 08" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 08' 43" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.4688889 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.1452778 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1998 Description (see definition): Small oval-shaped bay bounded to the NE, SE and SW by Gargoyle Bastion, Basilisk Crag and Organpipe Point, respectively, in NE Livingston Island. The bay is one of several features given the name of “fabulous beasts” in the Williams Point area. Named by the UK-APC (1998) after the griffin, a huge bird, often portrayed as a monster. Date Created (see definition): 09/25/1998 Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Griffin 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 Griffin Cove information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Griffin Cove should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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