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This page presents the geographical name data for
Husvik Harbor 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):
Husvik Harbor
Feature Class
(see definition):
Harbor
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7210
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 10' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.1666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
The southernmost of three harbors at the head of Stromness Bay, along the N coast of South Georgia. The name dates back to about 1912, and was probably given by Norwegian whalers who frequented the harbor and established a whaling station at its head.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Husvik Harbor 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
Husvik Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Husvik Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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