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

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10110

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 42' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.7

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Island 1 mi long separated from the SW end of Signy Island by Fyr Channel, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted by Captain Petter Sorlle, 1912-13, and named after M. Thoralf Moe of Sandefjord, Norway, a contemporary whaling captain who worked in this area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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