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Feature Name (see definition): Denais Stack Feature Class (see definition): Pillar Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3726 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 08' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 30' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.1333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.5 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Conspicuous rock stack lying 1.5 mi N of Point Thomas on the W side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Anse Denais," for one of the seamen on the Pourquoi-Pas?, was given in 1908-10 by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot to a cove on the N side of Ezcurra Inlet. Recent air photos show no cove in this position and the name Denais has been transferred to the feature now described in order to preserve Charcot's naming in the area. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Denais Stack 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 Denais Stack information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Denais Stack should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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