Moon Bay

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

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

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Place ID: 9796
Name ID: 129062

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

Bay 7 mi wide which recedes 4 mi between Edinburgh Hill and Renier Point, on the E side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821. Recharted in 1935 by DI personnel on the Moon Island.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 35' 00.0" S
-62.58333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 00' 00.0" W
-60.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

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Moon Bay
-62.5833333,-60
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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-1952

Related information

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