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Feature Name (see definition): Afuera Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 114 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 20' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 36' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.3333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.6 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): Group of three small islands lying N of Challenger Island and just outside the S entrance point to Hughes Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, under Charcot. The name, which appears on an Argentine government chart of 1957, is probably descriptive of the islands' location; "Afuera" means outer or outside. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Afuera 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 Afuera Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afuera Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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