This page presents the geographical name data for
Derby 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):
Derby Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3757
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
140° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
140.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Small rocky island close N of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, lying 0.5 mi SW of Pasteur Island at the S end of the Dumoulin Islands. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1949-51, and so named because French field parties competed against each other for the honor of being first to reach the island area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Derby 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
Derby Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Derby Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.