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Feature Name (see definition): Penguin Bight Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11564 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 16' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 056° 39' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.2666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -56.65 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A bight on the SE coast of Seymour Island, northward of Penguin Point. The feature was named "Pinguinbucht" (Penguin Bay) from the large penguin rookery observed there by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901-04. The term bight is considered appropriate for this feature. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Penguin Bight in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Penguin Bight information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Penguin Bight should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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