This page presents the geographical name data for
Nilsen 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):
Nilsen Bay
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10721
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 36' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 34' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.6
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
64.5666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Small bay just W of Strahan Glacier, and 18 mi ESE of Cape Daly. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it after the master of the Norwegian whaler Sir James Clark Ross which transported coal to Antarctic waters for the Discovery. On the map published in the Cape Daly and the Strahan Glacier is called Nielsen Bay. Recent examination of Mawson's notes shows that the bay was placed too far west and the name misspelled.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Nilsen 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
Nilsen Bay information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Nilsen Bay should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.