Payne Creek (Antarctica)
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Payne Creek (54°0′S 38°4′W / 54.000°S 38.067°W) is a narrow cove just south of Goldcrest Point along the west side of Bird Island, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Michael R. Payne, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) principal investigator on fur seals, Bird Island, 1971–74.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Payne Creek (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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