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This page presents the geographical name data for
Skua 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):
Skua Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13991
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 01' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
037° 15' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.0166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-37.25
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Island immediately NE of Prion Island in the entrance to the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel and named in association with Albatross Island, Prion Island and other natural history names given in the Bay of Isles by Murphy in 1912-13.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Skua 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
Skua Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Skua Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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