This page presents the geographical name data for
Wilkins Coast 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):
Wilkins Coast
Feature Class
(see definition):
Beach
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16609
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 40' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
063° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.6666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1953
Description
(see definition):
That portion of the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Agassiz and Cape Boggs. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sir Hubert Wilkins, who in a pioneer Antarctic exploratory flight on Dec. 20, 1928, flew southward from Deception Island and crossed the Antarctic Peninsula to its E side. He continued southward to Stefansson Strait and Hearst Island which lie midway along Wilkins Coast.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Wilkins 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
Wilkins Coast information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Wilkins Coast should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.