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Feature Name (see definition): Dobrowolski Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3928 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 36' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 55' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.6 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.9166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Small island which lies close to the E coast of Anvers Island, 3 mi SW of Ryswyck Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the Discovery, who gave the name Astrolabe Island. To avoid duplication, the name was changed in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC); Dobrowolski Island is named after Antoni B. Dobrowolski (1872-1954), assistant meteorologist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) which explored this area in 1898. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Dobrowolski 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 Dobrowolski Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dobrowolski Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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