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Feature Name (see definition): Amiot Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 360 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 36' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 069° 38' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.6 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.6333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1951 Description (see definition): Two groups of islands and rocks, Ward Islands and Cumbers Reef, respectively, lying 9 mi W of Cape Adriasola, Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, and named by Charcot for A. Amiot, engineering director of the French Montevideo Co., Montevideo, Uruguay, which made repairs on the ship Pourquoi-Pas?. Accurately charted by the British Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1963. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Amiot 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 Amiot Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Amiot Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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