Name details

Khmara Bay

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 55

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 bay in the eastern part of Casey Bay, Enderby Land. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956. Explored by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in the Lena in 1957. Named after I.F. Khmara, a member of the 1956 Soviet expedition at Mirny who was killed in the Antarctic.

Named For

I.F. Khmara, a member of the 1956 Soviet expedition at Mirny

Location

Latitude:
67° 21' 00.0" S
-67.35000°
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Longitude:
48° 55' 00.1" E
48.91670°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Oct-1968

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