This page presents the geographical name data for
Alphard 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):
Alphard Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
325
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 58' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
057° 25' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.9666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
57.4166667
Elevation
(see definition):
150
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Island 2.5 mi long and rising to 150 m, lying N of Shaula Island in the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called Meoya (The Middle Island). First visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by R. Dovers in 1954; the island was renamed by ANCA after the star Alphard, which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Alphard 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
Alphard Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Alphard Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.