Name details

Stefansson Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 132135

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 coast for 10 mi between Law Promontory and Fold Island. Mawson of the BANZARE applied the name to a sweep of the coast W of Cape Wilkins which he observed on about Feb. 18, 1931. Exploration by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, 1936, and the Lars Christensen expedition 1936-37, defined this section of the coast more accurately. Named for Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 20' 00.0" S
-67.33333°
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Longitude:
59° 08' 00.0" E
59.13333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-1947

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