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This page presents the geographical name data for
Franklin Island in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Franklin Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5256
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 19' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168.3166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
An island 7 mi long, lying in the Ross Sea about 80 mi E of Cape Hickey, Victoria Land. Discovered on Jan. 27, 1841 by Ross, and named for Sir John Franklin, the noted Arctic explorer, who as Governor of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) had royally entertained the expedition on its way south at Hobart in 1840.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Franklin 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
Franklin Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Franklin Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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