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Feature Name (see definition): Stranger Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 14675 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 16' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 37' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.2666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.6166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Point forming the southernmost tip of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for the sealer Stranger (Captain Joseph Adams) from Boston, MA, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21 in company with the O'Cain, operating from nearby Potter Cove. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Stranger Point 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 Stranger Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Stranger Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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