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Feature Name (see definition): Hydra Cove Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 17460 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 27' 55" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 08' 14" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.4652778 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.1372222 Elevation (see definition): 35 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1998 Description (see definition): Small, semicircular bay backed by 35 m high Morton Cliff, which forms the west escarpment of Williams Point, Livingston Island. The bay is one of several features given the name of “fabulous beasts” in the Williams Point area. Named by UK-APC (1998) after the hydra, the Lernaean Snake of Argos, a monster with nine heads, slain by Hercules. Date Created (see definition): 09/25/1998 Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Hydra 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 Hydra Cove information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hydra Cove should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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