Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Pine Island Bay (RUS) | 74° 45' 00.0" S | 102° 00' 00.0" W | Bay |
| Name ID: 119962 Place ID: 11279 | |||
| Pine Island Bay (USA) | 74° 50' 00.0" S | 102° 40' 00.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 130146
Place ID: 11279
A bay about 40 mi long and 30 mi wide, into which flows the ice of Pine Island Glacier, at the SE extremity of Amundsen Sea. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation HighJump in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for the USS Pine Island, seaplane tender and flagship of the eastern task group of USN Operation HighJump which explored this area. |
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