 |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Feature Name (see definition): Shag Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 13639 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 52° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 073° 35' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -52.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 73.5833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1957 Description (see definition): An island 0.5 mi long, the central and largest of a group of three islands and rocks that lie 6 mi N of Heard Island. This feature appears to have been known to American sealers as Shag Rock, as shown by Captain H.C. Chester's 1860 sketch map of the Heard Island area. The name Shag Island as applied on an 1874 chart by the Challenger expedition has become established in international usage. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Shag 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 Shag Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Shag Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- Please bookmark this page (add it to your favorites).
- If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the URL address below this line. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/antname.php?uni=13639&fid=antgeo_121 Copyright © 1995-2024 ITA all rights reserved. |
A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
. . . Feedback 
 |
