This page presents the geographical name data for
David 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):
David Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3555
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
098° 46' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
98.7666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
Ice-covered island, 10 mi long and 6 mi wide, marked by rock exposures along its N and E sides, lying off Davis Peninsula in the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) under Mawson, and named by him for Prof. Sir. T.W. Edgeworth David, member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) Advisory Committee.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
David 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
David Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
David Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.