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This page presents the geographical name data for
Aldea 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):
Aldea Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
210
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 13' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
068° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.2166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
The central of the three Bugge Islands (q.v.), off Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallieres Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named "Isla Aldea" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, probably after Sargento Juan de Dios Aldea, of the Chilean Navy, one of the heroes of the naval battle of Iquique, May 21, 1879.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Aldea 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
Aldea Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Aldea Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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