Feature Name (see definition): Shaula Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13672

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 58' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 21' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.9666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 57.35

Elevation (see definition): 150

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): Island 3 mi long and rising to 150 m, lying 1 mi E of Achernar Island in the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called Soroya (the south island). The group was first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party in 1954; the island was renamed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) after the star Shaula which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.

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