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Morton Strait: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Morton Strait 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): Morton Strait

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10302

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 14' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.2333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Strait between Snow Island on the SW and Rugged and Livingston Islands on the NE, in the South Shetland Islands. The strait was named on a chart by James Weddell, published in 1825, and is now established in international usage.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Morton Strait 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 Morton Strait information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Morton Strait should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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