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

Feature Class (see definition): Bay

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1529

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 32' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.5333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Small bay forming the NE extremity and head of Bourgeois Fjord and marking the junction of Fallieres Coast and Loubet Coast, along the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. So named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), following a 1949 survey, because the bay proved a blind alley to sledging parties.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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