Name details

Silverfish Bay

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

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

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Italy Gazetteer Id 136637

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

This name originates from Italy. It is part of the Italy Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Coastal area (78 km2) almost covered by sea ice-pack, extending from the point just West of Shield Nunatak to Oscar Point and then to the southern tip of Campbell Ice Tongue.Named becaus of the large presence of eggs and larvae of "Silverfish".

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 37' 00.0" S
-74.61667°
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Longitude:
164° 40' 00.0" E
164.66667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
3-Oct-2006

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