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

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14141

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 26' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.4333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971

Description (see definition): Small cove along the E side of the second largest island in the Lippmann Islands, off the W coast of Graham Land. So named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because the cove is a good enclosed anchorage for small boats. It was first used by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit's motor-launch in 1957-58.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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