This page presents the geographical name data for
Alcock Island 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):
Alcock Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
206
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 14' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
061° 08' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.2333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-61.1333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Island lying W of Charles Point in Hughes Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. The name Penguin Island was used for the feature by whalers operating in the area in 1922. Since this name has not been used on published maps and is a duplication of an earlier name, it has been rejected and a new name substituted. Alcock Island is for Sir John W. Alcock (1892-1919), who, with Sir A. Whitten-Brown, made the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight on June 14-15, 1919.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Alcock 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
Alcock Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Alcock Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.