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Boyd Strait: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Boyd Strait 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): Boyd Strait

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1791

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Strait lying between Snow and Smith Islands in the South Shetland Islands. Named in 1823 by a British expedition under Weddell for Captain David Boyd, Royal Navy (RN).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Boyd Strait 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 Boyd Strait information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Boyd Strait should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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