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Feature Name (see definition): Bird Sound Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1405 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 038° 01' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -38.0166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956 Description (see definition): Hazardous but navigable sound, 1 mi long and 0.5 mi wide, separating Bird Island from the W end of South Georgia. The names La Roche Strait and Bird Sound were used interchangeably for this feature on charts for many years. Bird Sound, which takes its name from nearby Bird Island, is approved on the basis of local usage. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Bird Sound 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 Bird Sound information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bird Sound should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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