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Feature Name (see definition): Despair Rocks Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3787 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 33' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 046° 10' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.55 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -46.1666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): Group of rocks 2 mi S of Melsom Rocks and 7.5 mi WSW of Penguin Point, the NW tip of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered and named by Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe, and Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove, in the course of their joint cruise in December 1821. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Despair Rocks 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 Despair Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Despair Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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