This page presents the geographical name data for
Bragg Islands 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):
Bragg Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1819
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 28' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
066° 26' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.4666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.4333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
A small group of islands in Crystal Sound, about 7 mi N of Cape Rey, Graham Land. Mapped from surveys by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958-59) and air photos obtained by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48). Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Sir William H. Bragg (1862-1942), English physicist who interpreted X-ray measurements to give the location of oxygen atoms in the structure of ice.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Bragg Islands 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
Bragg Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Bragg Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.