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Feature Name (see definition): Braces Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1806 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 57° 06' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 026° 46' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.1 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -26.7666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956 Description (see definition): The NE point of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature was named Low Point during the survey from Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery II in 1930, but the name was changed to avoid duplication. The new name applied by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the bifid form of this point, reaching out to the nearby sea stack of Trousers Rock. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Braces 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 Braces Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Braces Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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