Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13227
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishHidden BaySCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishParaná, bahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishEscondida, BahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Bay 
Latitude 65° 3' 0" S (-65.05°)  
Longitude 63° 47' 0" W (-63.7833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Bay 3 mi long, lying between Cape Renard and Aguda Point on the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache 1897-99. So named by the UK-APC in 1958 because from the north the bay is hidden by the Screen Islands. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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