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Feature Name (see definition): Breccia Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1881 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 22' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 01' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.0166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962 Description (see definition): A small low island lying 1 mi NW of Tiber Rocks in the N part of Rymill Bay, off the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in Nov. 1947 (trimetrogon air photography). So named by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) geologist Robert L. Nichols because the country rock is a plutonic breccia. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Breccia 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 Breccia Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Breccia Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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