Bay
Properly a smooth, comparatively gradual indentation of the coastline, the seaward opening of which is usually wider than the penetration into the land, but often applied more to loosely, cf. bight, firth, fjord, gulf, inlet.
This feature type taken from the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer as at October 2002
BAY
3 - Coves and harbours - Any kind of coastal indentations, usually large and/or deep
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
None entered in categorising this feature type
Code | Name | Definition | Data type | Values | UoM | Used by these Feature Types | |
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1042 | Dataset_Id | An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to | Mandatory | number(4) |   |   | Types |
1150 | Q_Info | An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. | Mandatory | number(5) |   |   | Types |
1090 | SCAR_Gaz_Id | Reference number as in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica | Optional | number(10) |   |   | Types |
1127 | SCAR_Name | A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers. | Optional | character(100) |   |   | Types |