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Feature Name (see definition): Breid Bay Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1889 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 15' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 024° 15' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.25 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 24.25 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953 Description (see definition): A bay about 20 mi wide, irregularly indenting, for as much as 12 mi, the ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land. This feature was charted and descriptively named "Breidvika" (broad bay) by H.E. Hansen, as a result of aerial photographs made on Feb. 6, 1937 by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936-37. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Breid 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 Breid Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Breid Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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