This page presents the geographical name data for
Clothier Harbor 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):
Clothier Harbor
Feature Class
(see definition):
Harbor
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2897
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 22' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
059° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.3666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-59.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Small harbor on the NW side of Robert Island, 1.5 mi NE of the W end of the island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by American sealers in about 1820 after the sealing vessel Clothier, under Captain Alexander Clark, one of several American sealing vessels headquartered at this harbor during the 1820-21 season. The Clothier went aground here and sank on Dec. 9, 1820.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Clothier Harbor 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
Clothier Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Clothier Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.