Feature Name (see definition): Cumberland West Bay

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3399

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 14' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 35' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.2333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): Bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is 2.5 mi wide, and extends 7 mi in a SW direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901-04, who named it West Bay. It was remapped during 1926-29 by DI personnel and renamed West Cumberland Bay. The shortened form West Bay was simultaneously used. Following the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) proposed that the name be altered to Cumberland West Bay and that all other names be rejected. This change brings together information about the whole of Cumberland Bay in one place in indexes.

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