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Holtedahl Bay: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Holtedahl 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): Holtedahl Bay

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6924

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 07' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.1166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950

Description (see definition): Bay, 10 mi long in NW-SE direction and averaging 6 mi wide, between Prospect Point and Black Head along the W coast of Graham land. Discovered by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, and named by Rymill for Prof. Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist who conducted geologic research during 1927-28 in the South Shetland Islands and the Palmer Archipelago, to which he was transported by various whaling vessels.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Holtedahl 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 Holtedahl Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Holtedahl Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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