Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Cranton Bay (RUS) | 74° 10' 00.0" S | 102° 10' 00.0" W | Bay |
| Name ID: 117558 Place ID: 3089 | |||
| Cranton Bay (USA) | 74° 10' 00.0" S | 102° 10' 00.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 123907
Place ID: 3089
A bay about 20 mi long and wide, lying S of Canisteo Peninsula at the E end of Amundsen Sea. The S limit of the bay is formed by the Backer Islands and an ice shelf which separates this bay from Pine Island Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Elmer M. Cranton, USN, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967. |
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