diff --git a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/CSWCacheService.java b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/CSWCacheService.java
index 96acbab43..22cce134e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/CSWCacheService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/CSWCacheService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWOnlineResourceImpl;
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWRecord;
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWRecordTransformerFactory;
+import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWGeographicElement;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
@@ -531,7 +532,29 @@ private void mergeRecords(CSWServiceItem cswService, CSWRecord destination, CSWR
             targetSet.addAll(destination.getOnlineResources());
             targetSet.addAll(source.getOnlineResources());
             destination.setOnlineResources(new ArrayList<AbstractCSWOnlineResource>(targetSet));
-            
+
+            // Merge CSWGeographicElements, only legitimate BBOX coords allowed
+            Set<CSWGeographicElement> geoElemSet = new HashSet<CSWGeographicElement>();
+            for (CSWGeographicElement geo : destination.getCSWGeographicElements()) {
+                if (geo != null) {
+                    if (!geo.hasMissingCoords()) {
+                        geoElemSet.add(geo);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            for (CSWGeographicElement geo : source.getCSWGeographicElements()) {
+                if (geo != null) {
+                    if (!geo.hasMissingCoords()) {
+                        geoElemSet.add(geo);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (geoElemSet.size() > 0) {
+                CSWGeographicElement geoElemArr[] = new CSWGeographicElement[geoElemSet.size()];
+                geoElemSet.toArray(geoElemArr);
+                destination.setCSWGeographicElements(geoElemArr);
+            }
+
             // Merge constraints, accessConstraints and useLimitConstraints (no dupes)
             Set<String> constraintSet = new HashSet<>();
             constraintSet.addAll(Arrays.asList(destination.getConstraints()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicBoundingBox.java b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicBoundingBox.java
index c3955496b..654077fcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicBoundingBox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicBoundingBox.java
@@ -44,14 +44,18 @@ public class CSWGeographicBoundingBox implements Serializable, CSWGeographicElem
     // The GeoJsonPolyogn instance of the bounding box, used for indexing geometry in Elasticsearch.
     private GeoJsonPolygon boundingPolygon;
 
+    // True iff this was constructed with missing source coords and a global default had to be substituted
+    private boolean missingSourceCoords;
+
     /**
-     * Instantiates a new cSW geographic bounding box.
+     * Instantiates a new CSW geographic bounding box.
      */
     public CSWGeographicBoundingBox() {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = false;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Instantiates a new cSW geographic bounding box.
+     * Instantiates a new CSW geographic bounding box.
      *
      * @param westBoundLongitude
      *            the west bound longitude
@@ -65,12 +69,23 @@ public CSWGeographicBoundingBox() {
     public CSWGeographicBoundingBox(double westBoundLongitude,
             double eastBoundLongitude, double southBoundLatitude,
             double northBoundLatitude) {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = Double.isNaN(westBoundLongitude) || Double.isNaN(eastBoundLongitude) || 
+                              Double.isNaN(southBoundLatitude) || Double.isNaN(northBoundLatitude);
         this.westBoundLongitude = Double.isNaN(westBoundLongitude) ? -180 : westBoundLongitude;
         this.eastBoundLongitude = Double.isNaN(eastBoundLongitude) ? 180 : eastBoundLongitude;
         this.southBoundLatitude = Double.isNaN(southBoundLatitude) ? -90 : southBoundLatitude;
         this.northBoundLatitude = Double.isNaN(northBoundLatitude) ? 90 : northBoundLatitude;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the missing source coordinates field
+     * 
+     * @return true iff this was constructed with missing source coords and a global default had to be substituted
+     */
+    public boolean hasMissingCoords() {
+        return missingSourceCoords;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the west bound longitude.
      *
@@ -89,6 +104,7 @@ public double getWestBoundLongitude() {
      */
     @Override
     public void setWestBoundLongitude(double westBoundLongitude) {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = this.missingSourceCoords || Double.isNaN(westBoundLongitude);
         this.westBoundLongitude = Double.isNaN(westBoundLongitude) ? -180 : westBoundLongitude;
     }
 
@@ -110,6 +126,7 @@ public double getEastBoundLongitude() {
      */
     @Override
     public void setEastBoundLongitude(double eastBoundLongitude) {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = this.missingSourceCoords || Double.isNaN(eastBoundLongitude);
         this.eastBoundLongitude = Double.isNaN(eastBoundLongitude) ? 180 : eastBoundLongitude;
     }
 
@@ -131,6 +148,7 @@ public double getSouthBoundLatitude() {
      */
     @Override
     public void setSouthBoundLatitude(double southBoundLatitude) {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = this.missingSourceCoords || Double.isNaN(southBoundLatitude);
         this.southBoundLatitude = Double.isNaN(southBoundLatitude) ? -90 : southBoundLatitude;
     }
 
@@ -152,6 +170,7 @@ public double getNorthBoundLatitude() {
      */
     @Override
     public void setNorthBoundLatitude(double northBoundLatitude) {
+        this.missingSourceCoords = this.missingSourceCoords || Double.isNaN(northBoundLatitude);
         this.northBoundLatitude = Double.isNaN(northBoundLatitude) ? 90 : northBoundLatitude;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicElement.java b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicElement.java
index 74cd5e8aa..51b26e858 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/services/responses/csw/CSWGeographicElement.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * An interface representing abstract geometry that can bound a record in a CSW response.
  */
 public interface CSWGeographicElement {
-
+    
     /**
      * Gets the west bound longitude.
      *
@@ -91,4 +91,10 @@ public interface CSWGeographicElement {
      */
     public void setBoundingPolygon(double westBoundLongitude, double eastBoundLongitude, double southBoundLatitude, double northBoundLatitude);
     
+    /**
+     * Gets the missing source coordinates field
+     * 
+     * @return true iff this was constructed with missing source coords and a global default had to be substituted
+     */
+    public boolean hasMissingCoords();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/view/ViewCSWRecordFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/view/ViewCSWRecordFactory.java
index 34a4698fb..933f75e53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/view/ViewCSWRecordFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/auscope/portal/core/view/ViewCSWRecordFactory.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
-import javax.print.DocFlavor.STRING;
-
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.AbstractCSWOnlineResource;
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWGeographicBoundingBox;
 import org.auscope.portal.core.services.responses.csw.CSWGeographicElement;