Name details

Trepassey Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 132853

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 0.8 mi wide, lying on the E side of Tabarin Peninsula 3.5 mi SE of Hope Bay. First surveyed by the FIDS and by E. Burden, Master of the Trepassey, from that vessel in 1947. Resurveyed in 1955 by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC for the 1946-47. The vessel was used for the relief of the station at Hope Bay in both seasons and for a survey of Antarctic Sound during the second one.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 28' 00.0" S
-63.46667°
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Longitude:
56° 58' 00.0" W
-56.96667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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-1963

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