This page presents the geographical name data for
William Scoresby Archipelago 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):
William Scoresby Archipelago
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16639
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 20' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
059° 45' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.3333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
59.75
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
Group of islands which extends northward from the coast just E of William Scoresby Bay. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling and Sheehan Islands. Most of the islands in this archipelago were discovered in February 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby. They named the group after their ship.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
William Scoresby Archipelago 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
William Scoresby Archipelago information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
William Scoresby Archipelago should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.