Name details

Bridger Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 122933

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

Semi-circular bay 2.5 mi wide, lying W of Tickell Head along the N coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in 1821 in the course of the joint cruise by Capt. Nathaniel Palmer, American sealer, and Capt. George Powell, British sealer. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1956-58 and named by the UK-APC for John F.D. Bridger, who participated in the survey of Coronation and Signy Islands.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 33' 00.0" S
-60.55000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 51' 00.0" W
-45.85000°
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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:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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