Alasheyev Bight

Alasheyev Bight (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alasheyev Bight  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 163
Name ID: 164

Feature type: Bight

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A bight on the western coast of Enderby Land. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956. Explored and charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1957. Named after the Soviet hydrographer, D.A. Alasheyev.

Named For

Soviet hydrographer, D.A. Alasheyev

Location

Latitude:
67° 30' 00.0" S
-67.50000°
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Longitude:
45° 40' 00.1" E
45.66670°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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