Name details

Lewis Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 127980

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 indenting the N coast of Ross Island between Mount Bird and Cape Tennyson. Charted by the BrNAE under Scott, 1901-04. Named by the US-ACAN in 1964 for Capt. Price Lewis, USN, commanding officer of the USS Staten Island during USN OpDFrz 1959, and who in USN OpDFrz 1963 and 1964 was assistant chief of staff and ship group commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 22' 00.0" S
-77.36667°
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Longitude:
167° 35' 00.0" E
167.58333°
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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:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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