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Wilson Harbor: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Wilson Harbor 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): Wilson Harbor

Feature Class (see definition): Harbor

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16682

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 07' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 42' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.1166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.7

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Bay 1.5 mi wide and 3 mi long, between Kade Point and Cape Demidov along the S coast of South Georgia. This coast was roughly charted by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen in 1819. Wilson Harbor was named about 1912, probably for J. Innes Wilson, who sketched some of the inland portions of the island at about that time.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Wilson Harbor 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 Wilson Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wilson Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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