Name details

Backdoor Bay

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112705

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small bay, immediately south of Flagstaff Point, on the west side of Ross Island. In 1908 the BAE, 1907-09, used this bay for unloading stores at their base at Cape Royds. They named it because the bay lies at the back (east) side of Cape Royds, and opposite the small cove on the west side of the point, known to members of the expedition as Front Door Bay.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 34' 00.0" S
-77.56667°
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Longitude:
166° 12' 00.0" E
166.20000°
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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 Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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