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Feature Name (see definition): Andresen Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 432 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 53' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 40' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.6666667 Elevation (see definition): 610 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950 Description (see definition): Island 2 mi long and rising over 610 m, lying in the middle of the entrance to Lallemand Fjord, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, under Charcot, and named by him for the manager of the Magellan Whaling Co. at the company's Deception Island base, who provided coal for the expedition. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Andresen 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 Andresen Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Andresen Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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