This page presents the geographical name data for
Discovery Sound in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Discovery Sound
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3897
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 31' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
063° 01' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.5166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63.0166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1953
Description
(see definition):
An E-W trending channel 0.5 mi wide, between Guepratte Island and Briggs Peninsula, on the NE side of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The channel was discovered by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74, and in 1903-05 was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot. During 1927 it was explored by DI personnel on the Discovery who applied the name.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Discovery Sound 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
Discovery Sound information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Discovery Sound should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.