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This page presents the geographical name data for
Harpon 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):
Harpon Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6405
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 16' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 37' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.2666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.6166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Bay 1 mi wide, lying just E of Mercer Bay in the S part of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. First mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS) in the period 1951-57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the cargo vessel Compania Argentina de Pesca, Grytviken, since 1922.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Harpon 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
Harpon Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Harpon Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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