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Feature Name (see definition): Ufs Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15745 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 28' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 08' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.4666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 61.1333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A rocky island 2 mi wide, lying in the E part of Howard Bay. Cape Simpson, the N end of this island, was discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson in February 1931, but the feature's insularity was first recognized by Norwegian cartographers working from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. They named it Ufsoy (bluff island). Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Ufs Island 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 Ufs Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ufs Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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