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Feature Name (see definition): Brandy Bay Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1833 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 50' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 59' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.8333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.9833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): A bay 2 mi wide on the NW coast of James Ross Island, entered W of Bibby Point. Probably first seen by Nordenskjold in 1903. Surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. During a subsequent visit to this bay by a Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) party in 1952, there was a discussion as to whether medicinal brandy should be used as treatment for a dog bite. The name arose naturally from this incident. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Brandy 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 Brandy Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brandy Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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