This page presents the geographical name data for
Sigma Islands 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):
Sigma Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13818
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 16' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 55' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.2666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.9166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Group of small islands and rocks which lie 3 mi N of Eta Island and mark the N limit of the Melchior Islands, in the Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Sigma 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
Sigma Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Sigma Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.