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This page presents the geographical name data for
Snow 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):
Snow Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14132
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
061° 23' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-61.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A completely ice-covered island, 10 mi long and 5 mi wide, lying 4 mi SW of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. This island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name has been well established in international usage for over 100 years.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Snow 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
Snow Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Snow Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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