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This page presents the geographical name data for
Saddle 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):
Saddle Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13133
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
044° 50' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-44.8333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Island nearly 2 mi long, consisting of twin summits which are almost separated by a narrow channel strewn with boulders, lying 5.5 mi N of the W end of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered and charted in 1823 by British sealer James Weddell, and so named by him because of its peculiar shape.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Saddle 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
Saddle Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Saddle Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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