Feature Name (see definition): Single Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13867

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 48' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 36' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.8

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 68.6

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A high ice-covered island on the W side of the Amery Ice Shelf about 14 mi S of Landon Promontory. First plotted by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from air photos taken in 1956, but incorrectly shown as a promontory. Later mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) as an island. Named by ANCA for M. Single, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1962, a member of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) field party which visited the area in December 1962.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data