This page presents the geographical name data for
Vedel 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):
Vedel Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15918
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 15' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.25
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Group of small islands lying 2 mi W of Hovgaard Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The largest island of this group was discovered in 1898 and given the name Vedel by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Gerlache. The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot charted the remaining islands in 1904, and again in 1909, when the name was extended to include the entire group.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Vedel 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
Vedel Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Vedel Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.