This page presents the geographical name data for
Jocelyn Islands 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):
Jocelyn Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7556
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 53' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
62.8833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Group of islands lying between Flat Islands and Rouse Islands in the E part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Meholmane (the middle islands). Renamed in 1960 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Jocelyn Terry, who for a number of years broadcast news and messages to Antarctica from Radio Australia.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Jocelyn Islands 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
Jocelyn Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Jocelyn Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.