Name details

Road Bay

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

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

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Italy Gazetteer Id 112270

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

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

Narrative

Little bay (300m long, 150m large, 15m average depth) developing in SE-NW direction, located 4km E of Tethys Bay, in the peninsula of Stazione BTN. Named by members of the III Italian Expedition and used as access point to the cliff when unloading the ship (hence the name). Mapped in 1986.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 41' 36.0" S
-74.69333°
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Longitude:
164° 07' 20.0" E
164.12222°
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Altitude:
15 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
17-Jul-1997

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