This page presents the geographical name data for
Symington Islands 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):
Symington Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14937
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 27' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 58' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.45
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.9666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1971
Description
(see definition):
Group of small islands lying 13 mi WNW of Lahille Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for J.D.L. Symington, senior air photographer of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in this area in 1956-57.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Symington Islands 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
Symington Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Symington Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.