Name details

Sandefjord Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131174

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

Narrow body of water, 2 mi long, extending in a NE-SW direction between the W end of Coronation Island and Monroe Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The N entrance is narrow and has Spine Island in the middle. Discovered and roughly charted by Capt. George Powell and Capt. Nathaniel Palmer during their joint cruise in December 1821. The name Sandefjord, presumably for Sandefjord, Norway, center of the Norwegian whaling industry, appears to have been first used on a 1912 chart by Petter Sorlle, Norwegian whaling captain. The feature was surveyed by DI personnel in 1933.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 37' 00.0" S
-60.61667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
46° 03' 00.0" W
-46.05000°
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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-1956

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