This page presents the geographical name data for
Barrier Island 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):
Barrier Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1018
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
68° 26' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
078° 23' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.4333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
78.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
An island, 0.5 mi long, at the N end of the Vestfold Hills, lying just N of the entrance to Tryne Fjord in Tryne Sound. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Visited in 1957 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party and so named because the island appeared to form a barrier to the passage of icebergs up Tryne Fjord.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Barrier Island 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
Barrier Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Barrier Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.