This page presents the geographical name data for
Douanier Rock 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):
Douanier Rock
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4010
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 49' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
142° 04' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.8166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
142.0666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1961
Description
(see definition):
A small rocky island lying close to the coast and just east of Point Alden, the point which separates Adelie Coast and George V Coast. Discovered and named "Rocher du Douanier" by the 1949 French expedition under Andre Liotard. The name is whimsical. It alludes to the coastal division and the proximity of this island.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Douanier Rock 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
Douanier Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Douanier Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.