Feature Name (see definition): Roca Islands

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12764

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 27' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.45

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1959

Description (see definition): Group of small islands between Cruls Islands and Anagram Islands on the S side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Julio A. Roca, President of Argentina, 1880-86 and 1898-1904. The name was incorrectly applied to the Anagram Islands by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, but was reidentified with this group after further mapping by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1958.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data