This page presents the geographical name data for
Confusion 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):
Confusion Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3036
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 44' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
045° 38' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.7333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-45.6333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
An island 0.2 mi long at the west side of the entrance to Clowes Bay, off the south side of Signy Island. The southern point of this island was charted and named "Confusion Point" by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933. The UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) altered the name in 1974, extending the application to the whole island.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Confusion 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
Confusion Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Confusion Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.