Name details

Henry Bay

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 146

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small bay about 7 km wide and 6 km long at the eastern end of Sabrina coast. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Wilkes Henry, midshipman on the sloop Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Wilkes. First visited by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan under Phillip Law in February, 1960.

Named For

Wilkes Henry, midshipman on the Vincennes of the USEE (1938-42)

Location

Latitude:
66° 49' 00.1" S
-66.81669°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
120° 40' 00.1" E
120.66669°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Jul-1959

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