Tryne Bay

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

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

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Place ID: 15010
Name ID: 132921

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 bay about 3 mi wide at the NE end of the Vestfold Hills, lying between the Tryne Islands and the coast. Charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named "Trynevika" (the snout bay).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 24' 00.0" S
-68.40000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 28' 00.0" E
78.46667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA22024
Caption
Tryne Bay, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2000 feet. Looking Southeast.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

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-1965

Related information

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