This page presents the geographical name data for
Cornish 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):
Cornish Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3167
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 59' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 28' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.9833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.4666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Two small, snowcapped islands with a rock between them, lying 4 mi S of Liard Island in Hanusse Bay, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos obtained by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Vaughan Cornish (1863-1948), English geographer who made pioneer investigations of snow drift forms, 1901-14.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Cornish 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
Cornish Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Cornish Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.