This page presents the geographical name data for
Piner Bay in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Piner Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11791
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 43' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
140° 17' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.7166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
140.2833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
Open bay 8 mi long and 2 mi wide between Cape Bienvenue and the E side of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. Discovered on Jan. 30, 1840, by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) under Wilkes, who named it for Thomas Piner, signal quartermaster on the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) flagship Vincennes. This feature correlates closely with portions of the sketch of "Piners Bay" as shown on Wilkes' chart of 1840.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Piner Bay 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
Piner Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Piner Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.