Name details

Casey Bay

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 112

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The western of two large bays in the west of Enderby Land where formerly one bay, Amundsen Bay, was charted. Discovered by ANARE personnel from an aircraft in 1956. Named after the Rt., Hon. R G Casey, C H, DSO, MC (later Lord Casey), Australian Minister for External Affairs, 1951-60.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 30' 00.0" S
-67.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
48° 00' 00.0" E
48.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1961
Catalogue id
2268A5
Photographer
Felton, Kevin

Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
29-Apr-1958

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