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Feature Name (see definition): Theta Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15181 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 19' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 01' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.3166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.0166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Several small islands and rocks which lie close W of Kappa Island at the W extremity of the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The islands were roughly charted by DI personnel in 1927. The name, derived from the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of the Melchior Islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Theta 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 Theta Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Theta Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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