Name details

Hackapike Bay

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109156

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

at N end of Parker Peninsula, Anvers Island, limited by Andrews Point, False Island, Pear Island and Head Island, was charted by BGLE in January 1936 and named after the instrument used for killing seals (Rymill, 1938b; USHO chart 6650, 1947; BA chart 3213, 5.x.1950; APC, 1955, p.11; BA chart 3213, 12.viii.1960). Bahía Hackapike (Chile. DNH chart 510, 1947). The bay was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1956. Caleta Hackapike (Chile. DNH chart 1501, 1962; IHA, 1974, p.147). Hackopike [sic] Bay (USOO chart 6945, 1963). Caleta Hackadike [sic] (Chile. IGM map 9, 1966).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 31' 00.0" S
-64.51667°
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Longitude:
62° 54' 00.0" W
-62.90000°
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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:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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