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Feature Name (see definition): Steele Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 14519 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 40' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.6666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A snow-covered island, 12 mi long from east to west and 10 mi wide, rising above the Larsen Ice Shelf off the E coast of Palmer Land, 12 mi SE of Cape Sharbonneau. The steeply-sloping sides of the island are crevassed, but no rock is exposed. Discovered by members of East Base of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. Named for Clarence E. Steele, tractor driver for the East Base. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Steele 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 Steele Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Steele Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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