Name details

Sheathbill Cove

Sheathbill Cove (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sheathbill Cove (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 137879

Feature type: Cove (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.

Narrative

The bay is approximately .1 mile wide and .15 mile long, and indents the east side of Amsler Island approximately 1 mile north northwest of Palmer Station. The name is used by scientists as a needed reference and was selected because of the Sheathbill (Chionis alba) birds frequenting the area.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

64° 45' 52.0" S

-64.76444°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

64° 03' 55.0" W

-64.06528°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

Not recorded

Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

Unknown

Source Identifier:

Source Scale:

Unknown

Source Institution:

Unknown

Source Person:

Unknown

Source Publisher:

Unknown

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Unknown

Date approved:

8-Apr-2014

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