Casey Bay

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

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

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Place ID: 2376
Name ID: 123349

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

A large bay indenting the coast of Enderby Land between Tange Promontory and Dingle Dome. The feature was observed from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named by ANCA for the Rt. Hon. Richard G. Casey (later Lord Casey), Australian Minister for External Affairs, 1951-60.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 30' 00.0" S
-67.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
48° 00' 00.0" E
48.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1961
Catalogue id
2268A5
Photographer
Felton, Kevin

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-1974

Related information

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