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Feature Name (see definition): Henry Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6663 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 53' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 120° 38' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 120.6333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): A group of four small islands in the western part of Henry Bay. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Wilkes Henry, Midshipman on the sloop Vincennes during the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) (1838-42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Henry Islands 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 Henry Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Henry Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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