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Dove Channel: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Dove Channel 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): Dove Channel

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4035

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 36' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.6

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955

Description (see definition): Narrow channel bisecting the Oliphant Islands, trending in an E-W. direction between the two larger islands on the N and the main group of smaller islands and rocks on the S, lying 0.4 mi S of Gourlay Peninsula, the SE tip of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. The name Dove Strait dates back to about 1930, but the generic term channel is approved because of the small size of this feature.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Dove Channel 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 Dove Channel information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dove Channel should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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