This page presents the geographical name data for
Buchanan 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):
Buchanan Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2080
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
144° 40' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
144.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
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No data
Description
(see definition):
A sheltered bay formed by the junction of the western side of the Mertz Glacier Tongue and the mainland. Cape De la Motte marks the western entrance point. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it after J.Y. Buchanan, a patron of the expedition and a former member of the Challenger expedition (1872-76).
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Buchanan 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
Buchanan Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Buchanan Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.