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Feature Name (see definition): Avian Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 774 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 46' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 54' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.7666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.9 Elevation (see definition): 40 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956 Description (see definition): Island, 0.75 mi long and 40 m high, lying close off the S tip of Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, under Charcot. Visited in 1948 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who so named it because of the large number and variety of birds found there. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Avian 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 Avian Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Avian Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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