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Feature Name (see definition): Desolation Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3785 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 28' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 22' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.4666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.3666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): V-shaped island lying in the entrance to Hero Bay, 5 mi W of Williams Point, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Discovered in January 1820 by a British expedition under Bransfield, and so named by him because of its desolate appearance. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Desolation 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 Desolation Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Desolation Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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