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This page presents the geographical name data for
Shepard 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):
Shepard Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13709
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
132° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-132.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
An island about 11 mi long, lying 6 mi W of Grant Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The island is ice capped except at its northern, seaward side, and is almost wholly embedded in the Getz Ice Shelf Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and named for John Shepard, Jr., a contributor to the expedition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Shepard 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
Shepard Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Shepard Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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