Name details

South West Bay

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 62

Feature type: Bay

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A bay on the northern part of the west coast, Heard Island, between Kildalkey Head and Cape Gazert. The name appears on Challenger's chart.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 03' 35.0" S
-53.05972°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 22' 28.0" E
73.37444°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Worldview Image Satellite cat ID 1958
Source Identifier:
Satellite cat ID 1958
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
Worldview Image Satellite cat ID 1958

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
21-Oct-1952

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