Feature Name (see definition): Signy Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13819

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 43' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 38' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.7166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.6333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Island 4 mi long and less than 3 mi wide, lying close S of the middle of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Unnamed, the appearance of the island was roughly plotted on James Weddell's chart of 1825. Captain Petter Sorlle, in the Norwegian whale-catcher Palmer made a running survey of the island in the 1912-13 season. Named after Captain Sorlle's wife, Signy Sorlle. The island was surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel on the Discovery II and by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in the period 1947-50.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data