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Feature Name (see definition): Duff Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4144 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 27' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 02' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.45 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.0333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): Point forming the W extremity of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Duffs Straits was applied to McFarlane Strait by James Weddell in 1820-23, after Captain Norwich Duff under whom Weddell served in His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Espoir in 1814. The name Duff Point was given by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 in order to preserve Weddell's name in the area; this point forms the NE entrance to McFarlane Strait. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Duff Point 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 Duff Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Duff Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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