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This page presents the geographical name data for
Preston Island 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):
Preston Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12052
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 48' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
068° 59' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.8
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.9833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
The largest of the Henkes Islands, lying off the S end of Adelaide Island. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Frank Preston, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) officer in charge and surveyor at Adelaide station, 1961-62, and member of the first party to winter there.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Preston 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
Preston Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Preston Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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