Langdon Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Langdon Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.
The bay between Unity Point and Langdon Point on the west coast of Macquarie Island. The name was first used on the 1917 Admiralty Chart and commemorates Lieutenant William Langdon, Royal Navy, who visited the Island in March 1822 and lodged with the Admiralty the sketch chart prepared during this visit. This early map was not used as a source of names until the preparation of the 1917 edition of the Admiralty Chart.
Lieutenant William Langdon, Royal Navy, who visited the Island in March 1822 and lodged with the Admiralty the sketch chart prepared during this visit.
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