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Feature Name (see definition): Walgreen Coast Feature Class (see definition): Beach Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16206 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 30' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 107° 00' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.5 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -107 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): That portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Herlacher and Cape Waite. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the USS Bear in February 1940. Named by Byrd for Charles R. Walgreen, president of the Walgreen Drug Co. of Chicago, who was a supporter of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35, and assisted in equipping the Bear for the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. This coast was mapped in detail by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Walgreen Coast 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 Walgreen Coast information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Walgreen Coast should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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