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Feature Name (see definition): Possession Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11984 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 56' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 171° 10' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.9333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 171.1666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A group of small islands and rocks extending over an area of about 7 mi, lying in the western part of Ross Sea, 5 mi SE of Cape McCormick, Victoria Land. The group was named by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy (RN), in commemoration of the planting of the British flag here on Jan. 12, 1841. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Possession 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 Possession Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Possession Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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