Name details

Okuma Bay

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114044

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 former bay described as 'about 3 miles wide and about 4 miles long'. The feature was formed where the Ross Ice Shelf pushed out beyond a curve of King Edward VII Land's coast. The original bay no longer exists due to movement in the Ross Ice Shelf and the calving of Iceberg B-9 in 1986. However, as the Ross Ice Shelf continues to push forward the bay may reform in this area.

Named For

Discovered but not named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, in 1902. Named by Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, for Count Okuma, Premier of Japan, who had been a supporter of the Japanese Expedition. Not Hal Flood Bay.

Location

Latitude:
77° 46' 55.1" S
-77.78198°
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Longitude:
158° 45' 51.4" W
-158.76427°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 100m mosaic release 1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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