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Feature Name (see definition): Ems Rock Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4507 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 10' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 35' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.1666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.5833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Rock midway between Harrison and Busen Points in the S part of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel under Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin in 1927 and 1929. Named in 1957 by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the sailing vessel Ems, owned by the Tonsberg Hvalfangeri, Husvik, located at the head of Husvik Harbor in Stromness Bay. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Ems 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 Ems Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ems Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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