Bay Of Winds

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

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

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Place ID: 16136
Name ID: 77

Feature type: Bay

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

An embayment in the coast of Queen Mary Land, between Cape Dovers and Jones Rocks. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). So named because of the almost constant outflow of cold dense air from the plateau into the bay.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 30' 00.0" S
-66.50000°
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Longitude:
97° 35' 00.0" E
97.58331°
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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 Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

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