Name details

Glade Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 125717

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.

Narrative

An open triangular-shaped bay in Amundsen Sea, 30 mi wide at the broad N entrance and defined by the angle formed by the N part of Wright Island, the front of Getz Ice Shelf, and the NW side of Murray Foreland, Martin Peninsula, on the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by US-ACAN after Cdr. Gerald L. Glade, USN, helicopter pilot in USS Atka on USN OpDFrz, 1956-57; Deputy Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1975-76.

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Location

Latitude:
73° 56' 00.0" S
-73.93333°
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Longitude:
115° 20' 00.0" W
-115.33333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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