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Feature Name (see definition): Dannebrog Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3510 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 03' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 08' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.05 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.1333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950 Description (see definition): Group of islands and rocks lying between the Wauwermans Islands and Vedel Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The Wilhelm Archipelago was first sighted and named by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. It was resighted and named Dannebrog Islands by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897-99, under Gerlache, in appreciation of support given to Gerlache by Denmark. Dallmann's original naming has been retained for the archipelago, and the name Dannebrog restricted to the smaller group here described. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Dannebrog Islands 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 Dannebrog Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dannebrog Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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