Feature Name (see definition): Soldat Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14164

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 078° 11' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 78.1833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): An elongated rocky island, 2.5 mi long, lying S of Partizan Island in the S part of the entrance to Langnes Fjord, Vestfold Hills. This feature was photographed by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37), but was plotted on the subsequent maps as a peninsula. It was first shown to be an island by John Roscoe's 1952 study of aerial photographs of the area taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47). The area was photographed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (1954-58) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) (1956), the latter applying the name Ostrov Soldat (soldier island).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data