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Feature Name (see definition): Groves Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6087 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 30' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 143° 05' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.5 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -143.0833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966 Description (see definition): An ice-covered island 5 mi long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Siemiatkowski and Land Glaciers. Mapped from surveys by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Benjamin F. Groves, meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1964. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Groves 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 Groves Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Groves Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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