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Feature Name (see definition): Esther Harbor Feature Class (see definition): Harbor Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4630 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 61° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 59' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.9833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Small harbor at the W side of Venus Bay, lying immediately W of Pyrites Island and S of Gam Point, on the N coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. The harbor was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1821. The sealing vessel Esther (Captain Low) of Boston worked in this area in the 1820-21 season. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Esther Harbor 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 Esther Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Esther Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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