Feature Name (see definition): Curzon Islands

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3430

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 46' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 141° 35' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.7666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 141.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Small group of rocky islands lying close off Cape Decouverte, Adelie Coast. Probably sighted in January 1840 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville though not identified as islands on d'Urville's maps. The islands were roughly charted in 1912 by Captain J.K. Davis of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) ship President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1911-14. The islands were mapped in detail by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1950-52.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data