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This page presents the geographical name data for
Anton Island 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):
Anton Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
507
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 02' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
134° 28' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.0333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
134.4666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A low ice-capped island about 0.5 mi long. It lies 5 mi NNE of Lewis Island, just outside the E side of the entrance to Davis Bay. Discovered in 1956 from the landed on the island on Jan. 18, 1960. Named by ANCA for Anton Moyell, first officer on the Magga Dan in 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Anton Island 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
Anton Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Anton Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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