Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Eltanin Bay (RUS) | 73° 40' 00.0" S | 82° 00' 00.0" W | Bay |
| Name ID: 117881 Place ID: 4215 | |||
| Eltanin Bay (USA) | 73° 40' 00.0" S | 82° 00' 00.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 124797
Place ID: 4215
A bay about 35 mi wide in southern Bellingshausen Sea. It indents the coast of Ellsworth Land west of Wirth Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for the USARP oceanographic research ship South Pacific Ocean. |
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