Name details

Cave Bay

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 59

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A small bay south of Mt Andrei on Heard Island. This feature was first shown and named on the sketch map prepared to illustrate the geological report on the BANZARE visit in 1929.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 14.7" S
-53.03742°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 22' 07.4" E
73.36872°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Identifier:
Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Oct-1952

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