This page presents the geographical name data for
French Passage 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):
French Passage
Feature Class
(see definition):
Channel
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5291
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 10' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.1666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1950
Description
(see definition):
Passage through the Wilhelm Archipelago, extending in a NW-SE direction between Petermann Island, Stray Islands, Vedel Islands and Myriad Islands to the N and Argentine Islands, Anagram Islands, Roca Islands, and Cruls Islands to the south. So named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, because the passage was navigated for the first time in 1909 by the Pourquoi-Pas?, the ship of the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
French Passage 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
French Passage information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
French Passage should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.