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Feature Name (see definition): Fildes Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4899 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 34' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.5666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): Point which forms the N side of Neptunes Bellows, the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Deception Island was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821; the point was later named for Robert Fildes, a British sealer in these waters at that early time. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Fildes Point 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 Fildes Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fildes Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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