This page presents the geographical name data for
East Melchior Islands 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):
East Melchior Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4265
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 19' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 55' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.3166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.9166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
A group of small ice-covered islands and rocks which lie E of The Sound in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The islands W of The Sound are called West Melchior Islands. The name was probably given by DI personnel who roughly charted these islands in 1927. The islands were surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
East Melchior 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
East Melchior Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
East Melchior Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.