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This page presents the geographical name data for
Foyn Coast 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):
Foyn Coast
Feature Class
(see definition):
Beach
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5210
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 40' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.6666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
That portion of the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Alexander and Cape Northrop. Discovered in 1893 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain C.A. Larsen, who named it for Svend Foyn, Norwegian whaler of Tonsberg whose invention of the grenade harpoon greatly facilitated modern whaling.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Foyn Coast 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
Foyn Coast information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Foyn Coast should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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