This page presents the geographical name data for
Uruguay 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):
Uruguay Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15806
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 14' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 14' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.2333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.2333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Island 0.5 mi long with a cove indenting its W side, lying between Irizar Island and Corner Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under J.B. Charcot, and named by him after the Argentine corvette The island was recharted in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Uruguay 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
Uruguay Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Uruguay Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.