Borge Bay

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

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

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Place ID: 1612
Name ID: 122744

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Small bay between Balin and Berntsen Points on the E side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle. Named for Capt. Hans Borge, master of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay during the following year.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 43' 00.0" S
-60.71667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 37' 00.0" W
-45.61667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1953

Related information

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