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Sheathbill Bay: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Sheathbill 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): Sheathbill Bay

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13683

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 53° 59' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 26' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -53.9833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.4333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A small bay just N of Rosita Harbor (the features being separated by a small peninsula) along the N coast of South Georgia. So named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) because the bay is frequented by sheathbills (Chionis alba).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Sheathbill 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 Sheathbill Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sheathbill Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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