Cranton Bay - Revision history

Westarctica: /* Island chains */ added link to Edwards Islands

2021-03-17T20:14:37Z

Island chains: added link to Edwards Islands

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	* [[McKinzie Islands]]		* [[McKinzie Islands]]
	* [[Dyment Island]]		* [[Dyment Island]]
			* [[Edwards Islands]]


	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* Island chains */ added links to articles about islands

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Island chains: added links to articles about islands

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	* [[Backer Islands]]		* [[Backer Islands]]
	* [[Brownson Islands]]		* [[Brownson Islands]]
	* Suchland Islands		* [[Suchland Islands]]
	* McKinzie Islands		* [[McKinzie Islands]]
	* Dyment Island		* [[Dyment Island]]


	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* Discovery and name */

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Discovery and name

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.\		It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.

	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==

Westarctica: added note on peerage title

2020-06-25T20:13:50Z

added note on peerage title

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	[[File:Cranton Bay.png\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Cranton Bay and surrounding features]]		[[File:Cranton Bay.png\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Cranton Bay and surrounding features]]
	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an [[ice shelf]] which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]].		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in [[Westarctica]]. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an [[ice shelf]] which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.		It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.\

			==Peerage title==
			On 25 June 2020, Daniel Paul Means was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Count of Cranton in recognition of his longstanding support of Westarctica. His original title, Baron of Brownson, was named for the nearby [[Brownson Islands]].

	==Island chains==		==Island chains==

Westarctica: added list of islands in the Bay

2020-06-25T06:02:53Z

added list of islands in the Bay

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.		It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.

			==Island chains==
			Several small island chains are located in Cranton Bay, including:

			* [[Backer Islands]]
			* [[Brownson Islands]]
			* Suchland Islands
			* McKinzie Islands
			* Dyment Island


	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 04:09, 2 January 2019

2019-01-02T04:09:36Z

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	[[File:~~Thurston Island to Jones Mountains~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~See map for detailed location~~ of ~~this bay~~]]		[[File:Cranton Bay.png\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Cranton Bay and surrounding features]]
	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]].		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an [[ice shelf]] which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica at 21:55, 8 May 2018

2018-05-08T21:55:27Z

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	[[File:Thurston Island to Jones Mountains.jpg\|thumb\|See map for detailed location of this bay]]		[[File:Thurston Island to Jones Mountains.jpg\|thumb\|See map for detailed location of this bay]]
	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]].

			==Discovery and name==
			It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.

	~~-Credit: Wikipedia~~

	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Baron of Bastanchury at 00:06, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T00:06:06Z

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	[[File:Thurston Island to Jones Mountains.jpg\|See map for detailed location of this bay]]		[[File:Thurston Island to Jones Mountains.jpg\|thumb\|See map for detailed location of this bay]]
	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.

Baron of Bastanchury at 00:05, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T00:05:54Z

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			[[File:Thurston Island to Jones Mountains.jpg\|See map for detailed location of this bay]]
	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.

Baron of Bastanchury at 00:05, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T00:05:00Z

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	'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.		'''Cranton Bay''' is a bay about 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) long and wide, lying south of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] at the eastern end of the [[Amundsen Sea]] in Westarctica. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an ice shelf which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Elmer M. Cranton, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1967.

			-Credit: Wikipedia

			[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]