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Feature Name (see definition): Cornice Channel Feature Class (see definition): Channel Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3164 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 15' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 15' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.25 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.25 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956 Description (see definition): Narrow channel separating Galindez Island from the E part of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. First surveyed in 1935-36 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. So named in 1954 by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) because a prominent cornice overhangs the ice cliff on the Galindez Island side of the channel. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Cornice Channel 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 Cornice Channel information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cornice Channel should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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