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Waterboat Point: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Waterboat Point 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): Waterboat Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16298

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 49' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 51' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.8166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.85

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): The low westernmost termination of the peninsula between Paradise Harbor and Andvord Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. This feature has "island" characteristics, but it is only separated from the mainland at high water and is more usefully described as a "point." The coast in this vicinity was first roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in 1898. This point was surveyed and given this name by T.W. Bagshawe and M.C. Lester who lived here in a water boat from January 1921 until January 1922.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Waterboat 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 Waterboat Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Waterboat Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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