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

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16647

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 54' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 101° 11' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.9

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -101.1833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): Ice-covered island about 1 mi long, lying midway between Cape Petersen and Dyer Point and about 2 mi off the N coast of Thurston Island. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick W. Williams, aviation machinist's mate with U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on Dec. 30, 1946.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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