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This page presents the geographical name data for
Active Sound 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):
Active Sound
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
56
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
63° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
056° 10' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-56.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Sound, averaging 2 mi wide, extending in an ENE direction from Antarctic Sound and joining the Firth of Tay with which it separates Joinville and Dundee Islands. Discovered in 1892-93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition. Robertson named the feature after his ship, the Active, first vessel to navigate the sound.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Active Sound 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
Active Sound information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Active Sound should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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