Skog Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Skog Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au
Feature type: Bay
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Bay 14 km wide and 7 km deep between Holdfast Point and Orford Cliff to the east of Andresen Island, Loubet Coast. Named for Captain Leif Skog (b.1948), long serving and exploratory Antarctic passenger ship Captain since 1984. Chairman of the IAATO Marine Committee, and led development of several initiatives to strengthen safety and navigational understanding of polar water ship operations such as the IAATO-wide Emergency Contingency Plan and a crowd sourcing scheme to improve bathymetric data for Antarctica.
No images of this place could be found.
Aus_display_scale_20M: | No | Aus_display_scale_10M: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_5M: | No | Aus_display_scale_2M: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_1M: | No | Aus_display_scale_500k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_250k: | No | Aus_display_scale_100k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_50k: | No | Aus_display_scale_25k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_10k: | No | Aus_display_scale_5k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_1k: | No |
Biodiversity
View
fauna,
flora or
both
within 1.0 degree of this location
Place names
View
British or
international
place names within 1.0 degree of this location.