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Feature Name (see definition): Carlson Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2446 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 53' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 16' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.8833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.2666667 Elevation (see definition): 300 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): Rocky island 1 mi long and 300 m high, lying in Prince Gustav Channel 3 mi SE of Pitt Point, Trinity Peninsula. Discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) under Nordenskjold, who named it for Wilhelm Carlson, one of the chief patrons of the expedition. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Carlson 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 Carlson Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Carlson Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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