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Feature Name (see definition): Nye Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 10946 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 10' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 110° 25' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.1666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 110.4166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Two small islands lying between Midgley Island and Pidgeon Island, in the Windmill Islands. The two islands where photographed by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp (1946-47) and U.S. Navy (USN) OpWml (1947-48), and though rather clearly shown in the photography were not shown on the resulting charts. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harvey M. Nye, meteorological electronics technician at Wilkes Station in 1959. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Nye Islands 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 Nye Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nye Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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