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Feature Name (see definition): Wild, Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16588 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 61° 06' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 054° 52' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.1 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.8666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953 Description (see definition): A point 6 mi W of Cape Valentine on the N coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. Named Cape Wild by the Shackleton Endurance expedition 1914-16, but Point Wild is recommended for this feature because of its small size and to avoid confusion with Cape Wild on George V Coast. Named for Frank Wild, leader of the party from Shackleton's shipwrecked expedition which camped on the point for four months until rescued in August 1916. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Wild, Point 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 Wild, Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wild, Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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