Name details

Bigo Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 122515

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Bay 8 mi long and 6 mi wide, indenting the W coast of Graham Land between Cape Garcia and the peninsula surmounted by Magnier Peaks. The FrAE, 1908-10, first sighted this bay but charted it as the southern part of Leroux Bay. The BGLE, 1934-37, determined that the peninsula surmounted by Magnier Peaks separates this bay from Leroux Bay. Named by Rymill after Mount Bigo, a mountain at the head of the bay.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 43' 00.0" S
-65.71667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 30' 00.0" W
-64.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1950

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