Name details

Bone Bay

Bone Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bone Bay  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 107866

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

between Cape Roquemaurel and Notter Point, Trinity Peninsula, was called Gvas Bay, collectively with Charcot Bay (q.v.) (Johannessen, chart, [1919-20]). Following survey by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in 1948, the semi-circular cove at the terminus of Russell West Glacier within this bay was named Bone Cove after Thomas Main Bone (b. 1798), who as a midshipman from HMS Andromache accompanied Bransfield in HM hired brig Williams in 1819-20; author of one of the two surviving original accounts of the expedition ([Bone], 1821), whose sketches formed part of Bransfield's general chart of the area (BA chart [unnumbered], 30.xi.1822) (BA chart 3205, 12.ii.1954; APC, 1955, p.6). Caleta Bone, referring to the smaller feature (Chile. DNH chart 1400, 1961; IHA, 1974, p.49). Following air photography by FIDASE in 1956-57, the name in the form Bone Bay was transferred to the larger feature, enclosing Blake Island, Boyer Rocks and Whaleback Rocks (APC, 1964, p.4; BAS 250 sheet 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Caleta Bolsón, referring to the south part of this feature (Argentina. AA, 1991, p. 8) Bahía Bone (Argentina. AA, 1991, p. 8)

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 39' 00.0" S
-63.65000°
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Longitude:
59° 02' 00.0" W
-59.03333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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