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Feature Name (see definition): Andrée Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 431 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 31' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 31' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.5166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.5166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964 Description (see definition): Island lying in Recess Cove, Charlotte Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Salomon A. Andree (1854-97), Swedish engineer who attempted to fly over the North Pole by balloon in 1897, perishing in the attempt. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Andrée 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 Andrée Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Andrée Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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