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