Name details

Grazzini Bay

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 136063

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

An ice-filled coastal embayment, 2 mi wide, between Gentile Point and Fisher Point on the E side of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bay opens to Ross Ice Shelf. Named by US-ACAN after Athos D. Grazzini, cartographer and toponymic specialist on the National Geographic Magazine staff from about 1950-70. One of several features in Darley Hills (q.v.) that are named for NGM staff.

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Location

Latitude:
81° 08' 00.0" S
-81.13333°
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Longitude:
160° 38' 00.0" E
160.63333°
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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 Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2003

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