Name details

Commonwealth Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 123729

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

An open bay about 30 mi wide at the entrance between Point Alden and Cape Gray. Discovered in 1912 by the AAE under Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison at the head of the bay. Named by AAE after the Commonwealth of Australia.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 54' 00.0" S
-66.90000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
142° 40' 00.0" E
142.66667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2006
Catalogue id
IA9300
Photographer
McDonald, Angus

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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