Feature Name (see definition): Fitzroy Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4969

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 58' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.9666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963

Description (see definition): Island 0.5 mi E of the S tip of Stonington Island, lying in Neny Bay at the foot of Northeast Glacier, by which it is partially covered, off the W coast of Graham Land. The island was presumably first sighted in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and was roughly charted by them and by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. It was surveyed in 1947 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named it for the RMS Fitzroy, Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) ship which visited this area in 1947.

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