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Feature Name (see definition): Penguin Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11572 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 31' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 56' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.5166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.9333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Point which forms the NW extremity of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered on Dec. 7, 1821 by Captain George Powell, British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. Named by Powell because of the number of penguins which were on this point. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Penguin 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 Penguin Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Penguin Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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