Feature Name (see definition): Latady Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8571

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 074° 35' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): Low ice-covered island, 35 mi long and more than 10 mi wide, lying 45 mi S of Charcot Island and W of Alexander Island. An ice-covered feature in this approximate position was seen from the air and described by Sir Hubert Wilkins in 1929, but not recognized as an island or separately mapped. The island was first photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photos by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for William R. Latady, aerial photographer and navigator on the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) flight.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data